His devotion to Ken Griffey Jr., one of baseball’s most beloved players, is nothing short of legendary. Griffey, affectionately known as "The Kid," captured the hearts of baseball fans ...

and my uncle is Ken Griffey Jr.,” Lockridge explained. “Both are Hall of Fame baseball players. As you know, my granddad won a world series and my uncle is sixth on the all-time home run list.

For Seattle Mariners fans of a certain age, Thursday night was a special one. That's because franchise legends Ken Griffey Jr ...

And one of the Seattle Mariners' members of that court of royals, Ken Griffey Jr., just celebrated his birthday ... He led the AL in home runs four separate times and RBIs once.