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Ken Griffey Jr. put its extraordinary baseball skills on screen for more than two decades during his great MLB career.
This week, the Baseball Hall of Famer showed its photography skills.
Griffey traveled to Augusta National Golf Club for Masters. But he was not just another spectator with one of the much sought after spectator emblems.
The Seattle Mariners legend arrived as a legitimized photographer.
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Ken Griffey Jr. stands with a camera near the first tee box during the first round of Masters at Augusta National Golf Club April 10, 2025, in Augusta, GA. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images)
Griffey Jr. Has long been interested in photography. He said he initially began to snap photos as a way of seeing his children more often.
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“I still played – and I understand how my dad felt coming to see me playing – but now, with social media, it was a little different. Everyone is like, ‘Oh, Ken’s Here’,” Griffey told Jr. to MORNING @ The Masters.
“My daughter literally stopped dribbling a basketball and just looking at me when she was 5 years old and I was like, ‘OK, I have to pay more attention to what’s going on.’ And I figured no one messed with the photographer.
Ken Griffey Jr. Playing a shot on the second hole during the second round of BMW Charity Pro-Am at Thornblade Club 9. June 2023, in Greer, SC (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Griffey’s athletic abilities extend beyond the base ball diamond and he often plays golf. The 13th time MLB All-Star said he has previously played at Masters Events.
Griffey completed his productive baseball career with a great league with the 630-season’s homemade. While he is best known for his two stints with Mariners, Griffey played Jr. Also for Cincinnati Reds from 2000-08.
