Ken Griffey Jr. inducted into Mariners Hall of Fame

A sold out crowd of over 46,000 watched as retired Mariners player Ken Griffey, Jr. was inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame during a pregame ceremony Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Griffey, who retired from baseball in 2010, is the seventh member of the team to be inducted. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

June baseball | Mariners vs. Yankees

Kendrys Morales warms up on deck during a game against the New York Yankees Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Kyle Seager, right, unsuccessfully slides into second base during the ninth inning of a game against the New York Yankees Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

New York Yankees player Mark Teixeira, left, leaps out of the way of a glancing, grounded ball that he sliced downward into home plate during a game Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Former-Mariner-turned-Yankee Ichiro Suzuki fumbles a foul out ball during a game against the Mariners Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Kyle Seager warms up on deck with a couple of swings during a game against the New York Yankees Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A young lady in the crowd prays hard for a solid hit by the Mariners during a game against the New York Yankees Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Field officials take a moment between innings to break out into a dance routine to the music being played over the loudspeaker during a Mariners game against the New York Yankees Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Former-Mariner-turned-Yankee Ichiro Suzuki does his signature bat stretch at the plate during a game against the Mariners Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Ichiro Suzuki slides into home plate for a run in the eighth inning during a game against the Mariners Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle. Nearly 44,000 people attended the sunny day game, and the New York Yankees beat the Mariners 2-1. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Seattle Mariners | Season Opener 2013

Under a blue sky peppered with fireworks, a packed house enjoys the Seattle Mariners opening home game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Fans sitting in the outfield enjoy the last rays of sunlight during player warm up time during the Seattle Mariners opening home game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

RuthAnn Shimoi sports a 1980s-era Mariners jacket of a man she used to caretake and escort to Mariners games for the opening home game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Michael Saunders, of the Seattle Mariners, safely slides into second base during the first inning of the Seattle Mariners opening home game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Sporting a jersey, Joel Firman, 20, center, enters Safeco Field via the home plate corner for the Seattle Mariners opening home game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Fans sitting in the outfield enjoy the last rays of sunlight during Houston Astros warm up time during the Seattle Mariners opening home game Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Mariners fans wait in the outfield to catch stray balls during warm up before the Seattle Mariners opening home game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Houston Astros outfielder Rick Ankiel warms up during the Seattle Mariners opening home game Monday, April 8, 2013, at Safeco Field in Seattle.  (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)