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Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. tol earn $3.15M for return to Seattle

Oct. 5, 2009
Ken Griffey Jr. will collect $3.15 million of a potential $5 million for returning to the Mariners.
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Griffey hits No. 500 on Father's Day

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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler