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- Updated: July 24, 2016
DENVER — Although Sunday’s Hall of Fame inductees, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, never played for the Rockies, both share a connection to the team, as both played against manager Walt Weiss.
Weiss was in the same division as Griffey from 1987 to 1992 when Weiss played for the Athletics and Griffey with the Mariners.
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“I remember his first Spring Training when he was 19 years old,” Weiss said. “He was there to get a look at him as a novelty more than anything else, a 19-year-old in Spring Training. He ends up making the team. He’s 19 years old and dominating the Cactus League. And you could see it right away. You’d heard all about him. And everyone was excited to see him …
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