Former Cincinnati Reds greats Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. - among the best father-son combinations in Major League Baseball history - talked to MLB Network's Alanna Rizzo earlier this week about the Hank Aaron Invitational played at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida, and shared memories of the National Baseball Hall of Famer who passed away in January.
When asked for their favorite Aaron memories, Griffey Sr. talked about how special it was to be a rookie for the Reds when Aaron tied Babe Ruth's all-time home run record with his 714th homer on Opening Day of the 1974 season in Cincinnati.
Junior shared a funny story about how he tried to play a prank on Aaron by acting like he took Aaron's seat at a screening of "42."
From @MLBNetwork via Twitter:
Griffey Sr. also talked about how much he enjoyed the Aaron Invitational, operated by MLB, the MLBPA and USA Baseball and funded by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation.
"Well, the best part for me is just seeing all this talent here and the young kids getting the opportunity to play baseball," Griffey Sr. said. "I didn’t think I’d ever see this in my entire career, seeing this many young Black kids playing baseball here at the Hank Aaron Invitational."
The interview in its entirety from YouTube:
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