{"id":166781,"date":"2021-01-30T10:58:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T07:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ken-griffey-jr-hired-as-mlb-senior-adviser\/"},"modified":"2021-01-30T10:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T07:58:33","slug":"ken-griffey-jr-hired-as-mlb-senior-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ken-griffey-jr-hired-as-mlb-senior-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ken Griffey Jr. hired as MLB senior adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Ken Griffey Jr. hired as MLB senior adviser<\/strong>”
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NEW YORK \u2014 Ken Griffey Jr. has been hired as a senior adviser to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.<\/p>\n

The Hall of Fame outfielder will work in baseball operations and on youth baseball development. He is tasked with improving diversity at amateur levels, Major League Baseball said Friday,<\/p>\n

Griffey will work as an MLB ambassador at youth initiatives and at its special events, including the postseason and the All-Star Game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe welcome the perspective and insights that Ken gained as an historic player, as a parent, and as someone who has spent his life in and around our great game,\u201d Manfred said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Griffey was a 13-time All-Star who hit .284 with 630 home runs and 1,836 RBIs in 22 seasons for Seattle (1989-99, 2009-10), Cincinnati (2000-08) and the Chicago White Sox (2008). He was elected to the Hall in 2016.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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