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Seattle Mariners Make Awesome Post on "X" After Lakers Draft Bronny James

After the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Bronny James in the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday, the Seattle Mariners put out an incredible post on social media regarding father-son tandems.

Brady Farkas

Ken Griffey Jr., left, and his father Ken Griffey Sr. play catch before a Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
Ken Griffey Jr., left, and his father Ken Griffey Sr. play catch before a Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa. / Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen /
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The biggest story in sports on Thursday was the Los Angeles Lakers selecting Bronny James, the son of superstar LeBron James, in the second round of the NBA Draft.

LeBron and Bronny will become the first father-son duo to play together in NBA history. After that pick was made, the Seattle Mariners put out an awesome post on "X," seeing as how the organization knows something about father's and son's playing together.

Like father, like son.

Enjoy this special moment, @KingJames and Bronny James.

Griffey Jr. was selected No. 1 overall by the Mariners in the 1987 Major League Baseball draft and made his debut in 1989. He became one of the best players in baseball history, hitting 630 home runs and earning induction to the Baseball of Fame in 2016.

Griffey Sr. was a 19-year veteran who played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Mariners. In 1990, when Griffey Jr. was in his first full season in the big leagues, the duo hit back-to-back home runs in one of the most iconic moments in baseball history. Griffey Sr. played 21 games with the Mariners in 1990 and 30 more in 1991. That was the end of his big league career.

While Senior didn't have the career that Junior did, to play 19 years is an incredible accomplishment. He hit 152 career homers and drove in 859 runs. He was a three-time All-Star and a two-time World Series champion with the Reds.

We'll see if LeBron and Bronny can duplicate any of the Griffey's magic in 2024-2025.

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Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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