Armed with a silky swing, a memorable grin and a backward hat that sent baseball's old guard into a tizzy, Ken Griffey Jr. was ... broken by Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera — has been cemented ...

Ken Griffey Jr. has been called a “future Hall ... but has since been passed by Mariano Rivera. Also on the ballot for the first time is Jim Edmonds, who finished his 17-year career with the ...

The last player to wear that number throughout their career, Mariano Rivera ... biggest tributes for Robinson during his day. Ken Griffey Jr. wore the inverse of Robinson's number, No. 24 ...

Now even as the moment was so monumental, there is always some room for a little humor, especially when Ken Griffey Jr. is ..

Longtime New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has been unanimously voted ... of the votes on 425 submitted ballots, breaking Ken Griffey Jr.'s 99.3% all-time record for highest percentage ...

Not Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken Jr. or even most recently Ken Griffey Jr. Finally ... thanks to former New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera receiving 100 percent of the vote Tuesday.

Ken Griffey Jr. is the closest to unanimous Hall of Fame induction, but Mariano Rivera could challenge that. (Getty Images) The closest we’ve come to a unanimous Hall of Famer was Ken Griffey Jr ...

Mariano Rivera has done something no one else in baseball history has ever done — not Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, not Stan Musial, not Tom Seaver, not even Ken Griffey Jr. Rivera, the legendary ...

Even though Ken ... Griffey Jr. should have been the first unanimous player enshrined. Unfortunately, for the star, he fell only three votes from earning that title. New York Yankees closer ...

All of the game’s eligible greats, from Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth to Willie Mays and Hank Aaron to Cal Ripken Jr. and Ken Griffey Jr ... it finally ended. Mariano Rivera became the first player ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Mariano Rivera will receive the ... The award last was presented in 2011 to Ken Griffey Jr. It recognizes achievements and contributions of historical significance.