Two Hall of Famers with ties to the Cincinnati Reds have been elevated to new gigs within the baseball world this week. On Thursday the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association announced that Barry Larkin, Chipper Jones, and Edgar Martinez would be the organizations new Vice Presidents. On Friday morning Major League Baseball announced that Ken Griffey Jr. would be a senior adviser to the commissioner, focusing on “baseball operations and youth baseball development”.
Barry Larkin has been working in the game since he retired, mostly. He has spent plenty of that time working for the Cincinnati Reds as a special adviser as well as an instructor within the organization who has helped develop minor league players.