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Davis reflects on Griffey, days as M’s batboy
- Updated: July 24, 2016
OAKLAND — Ken Griffey Jr will officially be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, commemorating an exceptional career spanning 22 seasons that earned him the highest percentage of votes in the history of players entering the Hall.
A’s outfielder Khris Davis said he had the privilege of taking in a small portion of that career up close, and took time Saturday to reflect on one of his “all-time favorite players.”
Davis’ father, Rodney, was the Mariners’ rookie-ball coach when Davis was 8 and 9 years old, and Khris worked as the Mariners’ bat boy during Spring Training in Peoria, Arizona.
“I would just watch A-Rod and [Griffey],” Davis said. “They would just make the game look so easy, and I …
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