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Found July 05, 2009 on boston.com:
PLAYERS: Jon Lester,  Ken Griffey
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox,  Seattle Mariners

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For as long as Jon Lester could remember, Ken Griffey Jr. was a part of his childhood. Growing up in Tacoma, Wash., just outside Seattle, Lester felt spoiled. Any summer day from the time he was 5, when Griffey made his big league debut, Lester could turn on his television and watch Griffey, the greatest player of his generation and ...
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