This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/11/2001.
Ken Griffey Jr. wears number 24 in honor of Willie Mays, and Griffey made the comparisons with Mays get stronger in each of the 11 seasons he played with the Seattle Mariners. The son of former big leaguer Ken Griffey Sr. banged out 398 home runs in a Mariners uniform, clearing the 40 mark 7 times and the 50 mark twice. This replica Mariners home white jersey from Griffey's rookie year of 1989 was signed by the future Hall of Famer (and possible future all-time home run king) on the front of the shirt in black marker, with the signature rating an 8. Griffey's name is stitched on the back above that famous number "24", both in blue.