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Friday, January 31, 2025

Celebrating Father’s Day with Ken Griffey Jr.

  • Ken Griffey Jr. joins the podcast to talk about growing the sport of baseball, the World Baseball Classic, and playing in the MLB with his father Ken Griffey Sr.
  • On Tuesday night, the Oakland A’s held a “reverse boycott” game to protest the team’s potential move to Las Vegas.
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Seattle Mariners legend and MLB Hall-of-Famer Ken Griffey Jr. joins us to talk about America’s favorite pastime. Hear stories from Griffey about playing with his dad in the major leagues, taking batting practice at the world baseball classic, and how Griffey is trying to grow the game of baseball.

But first, we round up our picks for news of the week — including two uncanny championships in the NBA and NHL, sports gambling coming to North Carolina, and the Oakland A’s “reverse boycott” game.

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