Mariners manager Dan Wilson played with Ken Griffey Jr. for six years when both were in Seattle during the 1990s. Griffey was the man in the Emerald City -- and he could do it all, from hitting monster home runs to making acrobatic catches in center field.

After obliterating his MLB-leading 36th home run against the New York Yankees on Tuesday, he joined Mickey Mantle—who hit 39 in 1961—as the only switch-hitter to reach that mark before the month of A...