Baseball legend Ken Griffey Sr. walked out of the cornfields together with his Corridor of Famer son, Ken Griffey Jr.
DYERSVILLE, Iowa — As followers awaited the beginning of the second MLB Area of Desires recreation in Dyersville Thursday, a pair of acquainted faces emerged from the cornfields.
Ken Griffey walked out together with his son, Ken Griffey Jr. for a catch.
The elder Griffey performed for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners. Griffey Jr., a Corridor of Famer, performed for the Mariners, Reds and Chicago White Sox.
“Area of Desires” got here out in 1989 and starred Kevin Costner, who led the groups onto the Iowa baseball area final yr.
Additionally making a cameo on the diamond Thursday evening: Ferguson Jenkins and Johnny Bench.
The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs gamers adopted solely carefully behind, filling the sphere with vintage-inspired jerseys earlier than first pitch.
For extra info on the sport’s historical past and learn how to watch stay, try Native 5’s 2022 Area of Desires recreation information.
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