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Ken Griffey Jr. explains the greatest catch he ever made

Published Jun. 1, 2016 2:46 p.m. ET

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On August 9, 1998 at at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, legendary Seattle Mariners center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. committed one act of home run robbery.

If only MLB's Statcast existed in '98, we'd know just how far and fast he ran for that ball and how high he jumped. According to my unnofficial metrics: very far, really fast, and ridiculously high.

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