SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ken Griffey Jr. #24 (L) of the Seattle Mariners shares a laugh with Ichiro Suzuki #51 after batting practice prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox on September 17, 2009 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ken Griffey Jr. #24 (L) of the Seattle Mariners shares a laugh with Ichiro Suzuki #51 after batting practice prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox on September 17, 2009 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington.

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  1. SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 20: Ken Griffey Jr. #24 of the Seattle Mariners rounds the bases past shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees after hitting a three-run homer on September 20, 2009 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington.
  2. SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ken Griffey Jr. #24 (L) of the Seattle Mariners shares a laugh with Ichiro Suzuki #51 after batting practice prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox on September 17, 2009 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington.
  3. SEATTLE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ken Griffey Jr. #24 (L) of the Seattle Mariners shares a laugh with Ichiro Suzuki #51 after batting practice prior to the game against the Chicago White Sox on September 17, 2009 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington.
  4. Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki is greeted at the plate his teammates after Suzuki hit a two-run walk off home run in the ninth inning that gave the Mariners a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in a MLB baseball game in Seattle.
  5. Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is greeted at the plate by Mariners' Mike Sweeney, lower center, and other teammates after Suzuki hit a game-winning walk off home run in the ninth inning giving the Mariners a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in a MLB baseball game in Seattle.
  6. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr., left, and Ichiro Suzuki, right, hug after the Mariners' 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  7. Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki watches his single against the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  8. A 6-year-old child, identified only as Holden from Kent, Wash., meets Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, right, and manager Don Wakamatsu before the Mariners played the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The Mariners won 4-3.
  9. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. is carried around the field by Ryan Langerhans, left, and Matt Tuiasosopo, right, after the Mariners' 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Griffey has said he would be interested in playing another season if the team wants him.
  10. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. is carried around the field by Ryan Langerhans, left, and Matt Tuiasosopo, right, after the Mariners' 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Griffey has said he would be interested in playing another season if the team wants him.
  11. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. bites his lip as be becomes emotional while walking back onto the field after the Mariners' 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr., left, and Ichiro Suzuki, right, hug after the Mariners' 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  13. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. watches his single against the Texas Rangers during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  14. Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. waves to the crowd after his last at-bat of the baseball game against the Texas Rangers, in the eighth inning Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Seattle. The Mariners won 4-3. Griffey has said he would be interested in playing another season if the team wants him.

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