Griffey Sr. proud of son before HOF enshrinement

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Ken Griffey Sr. may have paved the way for his son’s Major League Baseball career with 19 seasons of his own in the big leagues, but proud papa acknowledges Junior is on his own now as he prepares to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

The elder Griffey says Junior hasn’t asked him for help when it comes to putting together his induction speech for this Sunday’s ceremony, or dealing with all the hoopla headed his way.

Coverage begins on MLB Network and MLB.com at 8 a.m. PT Sunday, with the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies getting under way live at 10:30 a.m.

“He didn’t ask me for advice, and I wasn’t going to give him any,” Griffey Sr. said on Friday outside the Hall of Fame museum that will soon include his son’s plaque. “I haven’t been in that situation. The only thing I tell him is that I’ve got three World Series rings and he doesn’t have any. But I told him he has the big ring now, so he’s the boss.”

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The 66-year-old Griffey has shared an incredible journey with his son, including their chance to play 51 games together with the Mariners at the …

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