{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Famerican-prodigy-the-freddy-adu-story.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-last-swing-dIgt6sYz","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Last Swing","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c1e65ca3-25d9-4f19-a6c7-8bec290088ab/d15299bd-a137-4f53-97ad-99dcb87841c1/microsoftteams-image-4.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/0fb5f5e9-deaf-4195-979a-b0a68e85044b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Last Swing\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In June of 2010, hours before the Mariners hosted the Twins, a 40-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. got into his car and drove out of Seattle. He told no one that he was leaving, and told no one where he was going. Instead of a farewell tour, Junior retired from baseball driving for two straight days from Washington to Florida to return home—for good.\n\nIn many ways, his retirement—both the way that it was received and the reason he chose to do it that way—is the best portrait of Griffey’s legacy, forcing us to ask the question: did we need him more than he needed us?\n\nPresented by Coors Light\n \nBrought to you by Roman: getroman.com/prodigy"}