Jay Buhner and Ken Griffey Jr. were teammates for the Seattle Mariners for several years. They also became neighbors, which only strengthened what many considered a very unlikely friendship.Back in 2016, Griffey Jr. was inducted into the Hall of Fame. His tribute to Buhner at the time reduced his friend to tears. Referring to Buhner as a "brother from another mother", Griffey Jr. said:“Of all people that I would consider my brother, from another mother, a guy who listens to country music, wears cowboy boots, big belt buckles. I got 17 speakers in the car, sweat suits, rap music. Two people that are so far apart on every level became really close. And I don’t know if that’s the position changes that we had. I went over to right field, he came over."He further said:"But, there was no other person in this world, other than my parents, that if something ever happened to me, my wife, that I would want to raise my kids.”BaseballHistoryNut@nut_historyI didn’t expect to have Ken Griffey Jr making me crying this morning but here I am CRYING!5130644I didn’t expect to have Ken Griffey Jr making me crying this morning but here I am CRYING! https://t.co/rYGyAMNvRyKen Griffey Jr. is an MLB legendKen Griffey Jr. was viewed as a terrific player from the moment the Seattle Mariners selected him with the first overall pick in the 1987 draft.Griffey was one of baseball's most prolific home-run hitters; his 630 home runs rank seventh in MLB history. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and a 13-time All-Star.Griffey won 10 Gold Glove Awards in center field.