George Kenneth Griffey Jr.,nicknamed "Junior" and "the Kid",is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 22 years in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent most of his career with the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds,along with a short stint with the Chicago White Sox. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame,the first overall pick in the 1987 draft,and a 13-time All-Star,Griffey is one of the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history;his 630 home runs rank as the seventh-most in MLB history. Griffey was also an exceptional defender and won 10 Gold Glove Awards in center field. He is tied for the record of most consecutive games with a home run.
The Irvine Company LLC is an American private company focused on real estate development. It is headquartered in Newport Beach,California,with a large portion of its operations centered in and around Irvine,California,a planned city of more than 300,000 people mainly designed by the Irvine Company. The company was founded by the Irvine family and is currently wholly owned by Donald Bren.
The Mariner Moose is the team mascot of the Seattle Mariners,a Major League Baseball team. He is an anthropomorphic moose who mainly appears and performs during Mariners home games at T-Mobile Park;he additionally makes several hundred appearances in the community each year,at everything from hospitals to wedding receptions. His appearance has remained relatively unchanged since his introduction in 1990,making him one of the most recognizable and popular mascots throughout all of Major League Baseball.
Donald Leroy Bren is an American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and owner of the Irvine Company,a U.S. real estate development corporation. With a net worth of $18 billion,he ranks number 104 on the 2024 Forbes Billionaires List.
Chapman University is a private research university in Orange,California,United States. Encompassing eleven colleges,the university is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity". The school maintains its founding affiliations with the Christian Church and the United Church of Christ,but is a secular university.
Alexander Gus Spanos was an American billionaire real estate developer,founder of the A. G. Spanos Companies,and the majority owner of the San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
Alan I. Casden is an American real estate developer,investor and philanthropist. His real estate companies have developed over 90,000 multi-family apartments since the 1980s. He also owns 3,100 luxury apartments in Los Angeles.
Edward P. Roski Jr. is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is a billionaire,president of Majestic Realty,and appeared at #115 on the Forbes 400 in 2021,and owns more than 83 million square feet of real estate across the United States,as a business park developer through his company. Roski has served as its president since 1994,and previously as the executive vice-president and chief operating officer,from 1978 to 1994. He is a partial owner of the Los Angeles Kings,and the Los Angeles Lakers,and owns the Silverton Las Vegas. He is also a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and art collector.
Stephen Michael Ross is an American real estate developer,philanthropist,and sports team owner. Ross is the chairman of Related Companies,a global real estate development firm he founded in 1972. Related is best known for developing the Deutsche Bank Center,as well as the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. Ross has a net worth of $10.1 billion in 2020,ranking him 185 on Forbes Billionaires List in 2020. He is still featured on the list as of 2023. Ross is also the principal owner of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium.
The 1989 Seattle Mariners season was their 13th since the franchise creation,and the team finished sixth in the American League West,with a record of 73–89 (.451). The Mariners were led by first-year manager Jim Lefebvre and the season was enlivened by the arrival of nineteen-year-old Ken Griffey Jr.,the first overall pick of the 1987 draft.
John W. Stanton is an American businessman. He is the chairman of the board of Trilogy International Partners,as well as the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle,Washington. Enfranchised in 1977,the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field,now named T-Mobile Park,has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July 1999. From their 1977 inception until June 1999,the club's home park was the Kingdome.
Charles G. Armstrong is an American attorney and former officer of the United States Navy,best known for his 28-year tenure as president of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball club,a position from which he stepped down on January 31,2014.
Jamie D. McCourt is the former United States Ambassador to France and Monaco who served from 2017 to 2021. She was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in on November 2,2017. Ambassador McCourt is also the United States Permanent Observer to the Council of Europe. McCourt is the founder and CEO of Jamie Enterprises and a former executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers. She became the highest-ranking woman in Major League Baseball,appointed first as vice chairman of the Dodgers in 2004,then president in 2005,and finally CEO in 2009.
Joshua Daniel Flagg is an American real estate agent,television personality and author.
Fred Charles Sands was an American business executive and real estate investor. He served as the Chairman of Vintage Capital Group.
Jeffrey Howard Smulyan is the founder and chief executive officer of Emmis Communications.
Marc B. Nathanson is an American entrepreneur who served as the United States ambassador to Norway from 2022 to 2024. He is best known for his founding of Falcon Cable,which he sold in 1999 for $3.7 billion. He is a member of the Cable TV Hall of Fame,awarded with Inc.s Entrepreneur of the Year and a former chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. In 2021,his net worth was listed as $2.3 billion by Forbes Magazine in their annual The World's Billionaires listing;
George M. Marcus is a Greek-American billionaire real estate broker,the co-founder and chairman of Marcus &Millichap,and founder and chairman of Essex Property Trust.
Ernest García II is an American billionaire businessman,in the used car sector. He is the owner of DriveTime,and a major shareholder of Carvana. In 1990 he pled guilty to a felony bank fraud charge for his role in the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association collapse. As of March 2024,his net worth was estimated at US$9 billion.
