Aaron Hope 
There’s been talk of the Seattle Mariners making a play at free agent to be Prince Fielder because aside from that record-breaking 2001 season, the team simply hasn’t been the same in its post-Ken Griffey Jr. era. Junior combined with Seattle heroes Randy Johnson, Jay Buhner and a young Alex Rodriguez to earn the Mariners their first playoff birth and an upset victory over the Yankees in the 1995 ALDS. Griffey scored the winning run in the decisive Game 5 on an Edgar Martinez double and though the M’s were unable to get past Cleveland and earn a World Series birth, The Kid’s star was born on the national stage and Nike would respond with an even stronger marketing push. After that memorable ’95 season’s Air Diamond Fury, the Swoosh moved to rename his signature line starting with the Nike Air Griffey Max 1 in this colorway promoted with the ‘Junior in ’96’ campaign. Click through to see its OG-true Freshwater, black and white palette and get ready for these to hit Nike Sportswear retailers next month. via in52
Nike Air Griffey Max 1
Black/White-Freshwater
354912-005
