Mariners Pay Tribute to Ken Griffey, Jr., Draft his Son in 24th Round
By Tully Corcoran
Trey Griffey is not a baseball player, but that didn’t stop the Seattle Mariners from drafting him in the 24th round of the MLB draft on Saturday.
The Mariners say they’ve seen Trey Griffey swing a bat, and think he has a future in baseball if he wants it, but Tom McNamara, Mariners director of amateur scouting, admitted to the Seattle Times there was a good bit of symbolism at play here.
" “We’re getting real creative in our old age. We knew we are going to do it. One of our baseball ops guys, Wes Battle, came over and said it wouldn’t be a bad idea if you took him in the 24th round.” "