Griffey’s induction ‘completes circle’ for Rizzs

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Mariners radio broadcaster Rick Rizzs was there when Ken Griffey Jr. broke into the Majors as a 19-year-old kid in 1989. He was there when Griffey grew into a superstar and the national face of baseball in the ’90s. And he was there when Griffey played out his final games at Safeco Field in 2010 and rode off into the sunset.

So, no, Rizzs wasn’t about to miss the crowning moment in Griffey’s career. Although the Mariners are playing this weekend in Toronto, the club flew Rizzs to Cooperstown on Saturday morning along with longtime trainer Rick Griffin, former teammate and current hitting coach Edgar Martinez and veteran radio producer and engineer Kevin Cremin.

That foursome will miss the Mariners’ final two games of the Blue Jays series in order to be present when Griffey becomes the first Hall of Fame inductee bearing a Mariners cap on his plaque. 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.

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“For Junior to join Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and all the other great players as the highest-percentage vote getter in the history of the game of baseball, it’s going to truly be an honor to be there,” Rizzs said. “Not just myself, but so many …

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