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Ken Griffey Jr. statue gets its bat back

Feb 5, 2018, 11:46 AM

Ken Griffey Jr. statue baseball bat...

The Ken Griffey Jr. statue in front of Safeco Field is whole again. (KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

The bronze bat ripped from the hand of the Ken Griffey Jr. statue in front of Safeco Field has been repaired.

KIRO 7 reports the bat was reattached to the statue outside the home plate entrance over the weekend.

In October, a man was seen breaking the bat off of the statue before running from the scene. Kelsey Klevenberg reportedly the person who caught up to the man, who was found laying on the ground not far away, out of breath.

Listen to the full story here.

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