Ken Griffey Jr. poured on the nostalgia Thursday during his Hall of Fame press conference, in which he announced he’d be enshrined in a Seattle Mariners baseball cap.
After receiving his Hall of Fame jersey and hat, he immediately flipped the hat backwards, because obviously.
The hat had to be put on proper. #HOF2016 pic.twitter.com/AADbABa2ua
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) January 7, 2016
You know Junior’s gotta rock it backwards. #HOF pic.twitter.com/MpxXxCcH3a
— MLB (@MLB) January 7, 2016
Electees looking sharp in their #HOF gear. pic.twitter.com/WwRBNLeIOt
— MLB (@MLB) January 7, 2016
For what it’s worth, Junior didn’t take all the credit for the backwards hat thing. After all, he is going in with catcher Mike Piazza.
Griffey: (After turning his HOF cap backwards): "Mike wore it backwards more than I did!" #HOF2016
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) January 7, 2016
Major League Baseball and the Hall both seem to think donning the backwards hat on Griffey’s plaque would be a good idea, too (and we agree). It would be a fitting and unique end to a unique career.
