Jul 13, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Ken Griffey Sr. hands the ball to his son Ken Griffey Jr. after Jr threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the 2015 Home Run Derby the day before the MLB ...

Griffey knew the feeling. His father, Ken Sr., spent most of his son’s childhood playing Major League Baseball. Ken Jr. estimates his father only saw him play 10 times during his formative years ...