Ken Griffey Jr., known affectionately as ‘The Kid,’ has retired from Major League Baseball and the Seattle Mariners after 22 seasons and 630 home runs, 5th most all-time.
Griffey shined for the Mariners during the first 11 seasons of his big league career before signing with his hometown Cincinnati Reds following the 1999 season.
Constant injuries while on the Reds kept Griffey from performing at the same level he had for the Mariners.
Many will regard Griffey as the best ‘CLEAN’ home run hitter of the ‘Roid’ era.
In 1989, Jr. made MLB history by playing in the same game (outfield) with his father, Ken Griffey Sr.
Griffey’s 1989 Upper Deck (#1) baseball card is considered one of the best and most sought out cards of the past 30 years of card collecting.
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