COOPERSTOWN, N.Y., July 25 (UPI) -- You would have missed it if you weren't looking closely.
When Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame Sunday, he did it with a lot of class and even more style.
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1 of 3 | Seattle Mariners center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. wipes away a tear as he makes induction speech at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY on July 24, 2016. Griffey Jr. and Piazza, the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, took their permanent place in Cooperstown on Sunday highlighting four days of celebratory events and programs for baseball fans of all ages as part of Hall of Fame Weekend 2016. Photo by George Napolitano/UPI | License Photo
Griffey stepped out in front of the Cooperstown crowd sporting what appeared to be a navy pinstriped suit and a gold tie, over a white shirt. Upon closer inspection the suit's stripes read "Hall of Fame Class Of 2016." The tie had nearly hidden images of his signature 'Swingman' pose.
Griffey, 46, posted an image of the suit and tie Sunday on Instagram with the caption: "HOF 2016."
He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with a record 99.3 percent of the vote. Griffey is No. 6 all-time with 630 career home runs. He officially ended his baseball career the same way it began, when at the end of his speech, he took out a baseball cap and put it on backwards.
Griffey had a 22-year baseball career, playing for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago White Sox.
