May 10, 2010 3:42 PM EST

Ken Griffey Jr. missed a chance to enter the game as a pinch hitter because he was asleep in the clubhouse, according to a report from the Tacoma News Tribune.

The incident occurred last week and when pressed following a game as to why he had not used the left-handed slugger as a pinch hitter, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu was evasive.

But according to two unnamed younger Seattle players who are both fond of Griffey, the future hall of famer had fallen asleep.

Via Tacoma News Tribune