Ken Griffey Jr. inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

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National Baseball Hall of Fame electees Ken Griffey Jr., left, and Mike Piazza smile during an awards ceremony at Doubleday Field on Saturday, July 23, 2016, in Cooperstown, N.Y. The two are to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Ken Griffey Jr. has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Griffey, the first No. 1 draft pick to be selected for enshrinement, played 22 big-league seasons with the Mariners, Reds and White Sox and was selected on a record 99.32 per cent of ballots cast, an affirmation of sorts for his clean performance during baseball’s so-called Steroids Era.

A 13-time All-Star selection and 10-time Gold Glove Award winner, Griffey hit 630 home runs, sixth all-time, and drove in 1,836 runs.

Griffey also was the American League MVP in 1997, drove in at least 100 runs in eight seasons, and won seven Silver Slugger Awards.

In the 1995 ALDS, he became just the second player in major league history to hit five home runs in a post-season series.

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