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Cincinnati Reds great Ken Griffey catches his son Ken Griffey Jr. ceremonial first pitch during the MLB Home Run Derby on July 13, 2015 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. (
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The Home Run Derby is back in Denver, where Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. turned boos to cheers in 1998
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Remember that Aurora kid who threw out the first pitch at the 1998 All-Star Game? He's all grown up. And he's got some stories to tell.
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Remember that Aurora kid who threw out the first pitch at the 1998 All-Star Game? He's all grown up. And he's got some stories to tell.
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Ken Griffey Sr.: A look back at the member of the Big Red Machine
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MLB/ALLSTAR00 - Sam-fest: Cubs' Sosa slams Junior in HR Derby
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Luis Robert Jr. and Pete Alonso lead Home Run Derby field
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Dee Gordon's follow through on his first Mariners homer was eerily similar to Ken Griffey Jr.'s
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Cincinnati Reds great Ken Griffey catches his son Ken Griffey Jr. ceremonial first pitch during the MLB Home Run Derby on July 13, 2015 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. (
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Reds' Todd Frazier wins All-Star Derby in home park, Pro Sports
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Mariners great Ken Griffey Jr. to throw first pitch at season opener
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Who has the most MLB Home Run Derby titles? Where Pete Alonso ranks
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MLB Home Run Derby: Ken Griffey Jr. to throw first pitch - Sports Illustrated
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Jorge Posada throws out first pitch at Yankees' home opener; Rodriguez ties Griffey on HR list
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ALL-STAR GAME: National League wins 3-2 at T-Mobile Park on Elias Diaz home run