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Ken Griffey Jr. Returns to the Seattle Mariners
Posted in MLB Baseball by Sportsbook Bonus on February 19th, 2009
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Ken Griffey Jr. has decided to return to the Seattle Mariners.
“He’s coming home,” General Manager Jack Zduriencik confirmed on Wednesday night. “I can’t begin to tell you how ecstatic we are. He is, too.”
The contract for Griffey, 39, is for one year and is believed to be worth $2 million in base salary, plus incentives. Atlanta was originally thought to be Griffey’s choice on Tuesday because the Braves’ spring training camp is near the Griffey family home in Orlando, Fla., and Atlanta is about an hour away by air. Instead Ken Griffey Jr chose to honor the promise made two years ago to finish his career as a Mariner.