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Roots of Fight

Ken Griffey Jr. 'The Kid' Blue Pom Pom Beanie

“I went out there and played as hard as I could because that’s the only way I know how to play.” What did “The Kid” do for baseball? Even with a storied history as America’s pastime, the game had never seen anything like him. Ken Griffey Jr. was it. The thousand-watt smile. The backwards hat. The sweetest swing you ever did see. When he debuted in 1989 as a 19-year-old phenom, the game itself came back into vogue. Baseball cards boomed. Music played. And Seattle became the hottest ticket in sports. That’s what “The Kid” did. He done changed the game. Officially licensed by Ken Griffey Jr.