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Ken Griffey Jr. exhibited his exceptional baseball skills for more than two decades during his historic MLB career.
This week, the member of the Baseball Hall of Fame showed his photography skills.
Griffey traveled to Augusta National Golf Club for Masters. But it was not just another spectator with one of the highly coveted spectators badges.
The Legend of the Seattle sailors came as a accredited photographer.
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Ken Griffey Jr. meets a camera near Tee’s first box during the first round of the Masters in the Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2025, in Augusta, GA. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour through Getty Images)
Griffey Jr. has had interest for a long time in photography. He said he initially began taking photos as a way of seeing his children more frequently.
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“I was still playing, and I understand how my dad felt coming to see me play, but now, with social networks, it was a bit different. Everyone says: ‘Oh, Ken is here,'” said Griffey Jr. in the morning @ the masters.
“My daughter literally stopped dripping a basketball and looked at me when I was 5 years old, and I thought: ‘Ok, I have to pay more attention to what is happening.’ And I thought no one is playing with the photographer.
Ken Griffey Jr. Play a shot in the second hole during the second round of the BMW Pro-Am beneficial organization in Thornblade Club on June 9, 2023, in Greer, SC (Sam Greenwood/Getty images)
Griffey’s athletic skills extend beyond baseball diamond, and often plays golf. 13 times all-star of the MLB said he has played in Masters events in the past.
Griffey finished his prolific major league baseball race with 630 regular seasonal homers. While he is better known for his two periods with the sailors, Griffey Jr. also played for the Cincinnati Reds of 2000-08.
