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10:10 pm EDT Thu Jun 3, 2010

Ken Griffey Jr. denied taking a nap during a game last month. It turns out the 13-time All-Star was, in fact, tired - of becoming an afterthought in the Seattle Mariners’ plans. A day after Griffey announced his retirement, the Mariners continue to move on without the greatest player in franchise history as they conclude a four-game series with the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. Griffey’s decision was announced Wednesday night, just hours before Seattle beat Minnesota 2-1 in 10 innings on an infield single by Ichiro Suzuki. Griffey had the Mariners’ previous game-winning hit, a pinch-hit single in the ninth of a 4-3 win over Toronto on May 20. It was the final hit for the 40-year-old Griffey, whose 630 homers are fifth on the all-time list. Griffey was hitting .184 with no homers and seven RBIs, recently going a week without even getting any playing time, and that may have left him disinterested. The News Tribune, quoting two Mariners who spoke anonymously, wrote that Griffey was asleep in the clubhouse during a 4-3 loss to Los Angeles on May 8, leaving manager Don Wakamatsu scrambling to get someone else to hit. Griffey insisted he was available.

A 10-time Gold Glove outfielder, Griffey played 22 years in the majors with Seattle, the Chicago White Sox and his hometown Cincinnati Reds, hitting .284 with 1,836 RBIs. For a stretch in the 1990s, the ’97 AL MVP was widely considered to be the best player in the majors. Minnesota will be without slugging right fielder Michael Cuddyer, but only for a few days. After a 2-for-4 game Wednesday that included his seventh homer, Cuddyer will leave the team Thursday following the death of his father-in-law. He will not rejoin the Twins until they return home June 8 to face Kansas City. The Twins are trying to bounce back from their second straight loss after winning the series opener 5-4 on Monday night. Minnesota will give the ball to Carl Pavano. He earned a win in his last start, allowing two runs in seven innings of an 8-3 victory over Texas on Saturday.