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Griffey Sr and Jr Have Special First Card Together as Mariners

Topps Tribute releases on April 16th, and will, for the first time ever in Mariners uniforms, feature a dual autographed card of Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.

Cole Benz

Aug 12, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is introduced prior to the Mariners Hall of Fame induction of Felix Hernandez (not pictured) prior to the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
Aug 12, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is introduced prior to the Mariners Hall of Fame induction of Felix Hernandez (not pictured) prior to the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images
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Topps Tribute releases on April 16th, and will, for the first time ever in Mariners uniforms, feature a dual autographed card of Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. The announcement was made today by Topps on X (formerly known as Twitter).

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According to the Mariner's team checklist on Beckett.com, the card is an insert autograph called 'True To The Game' autographs. The set also features one other dual autographed card, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Julio Rodriguez.

The checklist also says there are seven parallels: blue, green, gold, orange, red, and black, which looks to be 1-of-1. The photo shared by Topps is the 1/1 and looks like it has a dark tint to the card.

Senior and junior both played for the Mariners during the 1990 and 1991 seasons, albeit at very different stages of their career. 1991 would end up being the final season for Griffey Sr., while junior was just getting starting in his hall-of-fame career.

Ken Griffey Jr.
Aug 12, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is introduced prior to the Mariners Hall of Fame induction of Felix Hernandez (not pictured) prior to the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Topps indicated that this was the first time both players signed on one card in a Mariners uniform. A search on eBay didn't result in anything to the contrary. It surely will be a prized piece for Mariners chasers.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr.
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 All Star Game at Great American Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Frank Victores-Imagn Images / Frank Victores-Imagn Images

One of the first higher end product releases of 2025, Tribute contains six packs ber box and three cards per pack. It also includes three relic cards and three on-card autographed cards and features a healthy bundle of retired and active players.

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Cole Benz
COLE BENZ

After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 2008, Cole worked as an advertising copywriter until shifting to print journalism a few years later. Managing three weekly newspapers in the Dakotas, Cole won numerous awards from the North Dakota Newspaper Association including Best of the Dakotas and, their top award, General Excellence. He returned to collecting in 2021 and has since combined his passion for writing with his love of cards. Cole also writes for the Sports Cards Nonsense newsletter and has made guest appearances on multiple sports card collecting podcasts including Sports Cards Nonsense, and the Eephus Baseball Cards Podcast. IG: coleryan411 X: @colebenz

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