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    2016 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    Inductee Ken Griffey Jr. speaks during the 2016 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday July 24, 2016 in Cooperstown, New York. Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via Getty Images
    Jill Hudson By @ESPNStyleWriter

    This, friends, is how you show up to Cooperstown, New York.

    At first glance, Ken Griffey Jr.’s navy Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony suit seemed to be a standard-issue pinstripe deal.

    But a closer look revealed a couple of charming details: the words “Hall of Fame Class of 2016” were spelled out in the fabric. The emotional lefty also sported a vivid gold silk tie emblazoned with his Swingman logo during his speech before a crowd of 50,000 fans.

    Griffey ended his speech by putting on his baseball cap backward, one of his iconic looks taken from his playing days with the Seattle Mariners. That was Junior being Junior, and the Cooperstown crowd cheered like crazy.

    Meanwhile, Major League Baseball players (including Mike Trout and Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels, Mark Teixeira and Jacoby Ellsbury of the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward and Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones) honored Griffey on Sunday by wearing his Nike Swingman Legend cleats at games around the country.

    Jill Hudson is the senior style writer for the Undefeated. She is an evolved nerd, a caffeinated shoe fanatic, and a maker of long lists and perfect martinis.

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