Fans will have a chance to see Ken Griffey Jr.'s National Baseball Hall of Fame bronze plaque in person when it makes a rare appearance in Seattle for Ken Griffey Jr. Weekend at Safeco Field this weekend.
The plaque will be on display at Safeco Field during the Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels games on Friday and Saturday, which will provide an opportunity for fans with tickets to the games to see it.
Though all three days of the weekend have great giveaways, the highlight of the weekend is on Saturday, when Griffey’s number, 24, becomes the first number of a Mariners player to be retired by the franchise. A commemorative number retirement logo will be stamped on the baseballs used during all three games and will appear on a patch on the jerseys and caps worn by Mariners players on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, The first 20,000 fans through the gates for the 7:10 p.m. game will receive a Ken Griffey Jr. Hall of Fame bobblehead.
Mariners’ players will wear caps and uniforms from 1989, Ken's rookie season. The commemorative patch will feature the royal blue and gold colors from that era.
On Saturday, official number retirement pregame ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m.
The first 20,000 fans through the gates will receive a replica of Junior's Hall of Fame plaque. Mariners players will wear 24 on their batting practice jerseys pregame, the last time that any player in the Mariners organization, Minor or Major League, will wear the number.
Caps, batting practice tops and game jerseys will feature the special patch rendered in navy and Northwest green.
On Sunday, the first 20,000 fans through the gates will receive a replica of Griffey's rookie season jersey from 1989. It is the same style Mariners players will wear during Friday's game.
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