ORLANDO -- Ken Griffey Jr. jilted the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, informing the club he plans to return to the Seattle Mariners.

Two sources have confirmed to WSB-TV Channel 2 sports director Chuck Dowdle and sports anchor Zach Klein that Griffey came to an agreement with Seattle.

Griffey spent the first 11 years of his career with the Mariners.

The 39-year-old Griffey is clearly past his prime, but his 2008 numbers -- a .249 average, 18 homers and 71 RBIs -- were more productive than any of Atlanta's outfielders.

Griffey had narrowed his search for a new home to Seattle, where he starred from 1989-99, and the Braves, a team his father played for in the 1980s and long on Junior's wish list.