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A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the first overall pick in the 1987 draft, and a 13-time All-Star, Griffey is one of the most prolific home run hitters in baseball history; his 630 home runs rank as the seventh-most in MLB history. Griffey was also an exceptional defender and won 10 Gold Glove Awards in center field.
Ken Griffey Jr. Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com. Position: Centerfielder. Bats: Left • Throws: Left. 6-3 , 195lb (190cm, 88kg) Born: November 21, 1969 in Donora, PA. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame. MVP. 13x All-Star. 3x HR Derby Champ. 10x Gold Glove. 7x Silver Slugger. AS MVP.
Complete career MLB stats for the Seattle Mariners Designated Hitter Ken Griffey Jr. on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
Fullname: George Kenneth Griffey Jr. Nickname: Junior. Born: 11/21/1969 in Donora, PA. Draft: 1987, Seattle Mariners, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 1. High School: Archbishop Moeller, Cincinnati, OH. Debut: 4/03/1989. Hall of Fame: 2016.
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From the day the Seattle Mariners made him the first pick in the 1987 MLB Draft, Ken Griffey Jr. was expected to be great. Twenty-two seasons, 630 home runs and a sea of accolades later, the kid dubbed “The Natural” delivered everything his skills and makeup promised.
Nov 21, 2019 · Griffey's incredible combination of power, speed and athleticism -- and the way he made it all look so easy -- made him perhaps the preeminent baseball star of the 1990s. It also led him to the sport's highest honor: induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown in 2016.
Ken Griffey Jr.'s career highlights. 1989: Skyrocketing through Seattle’s system. Griffey was a mainstream prospect before prospects were mainstream, going No. 1 overall in the 1987 Draft and making his debut as a 19-year-old less than two years later. April 3, 1989. 1990: Catch for the ages.
2 days ago · Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. made incredible baseball history in this week 23 years ago. The historic note came from Baseball Reference on social media: Today in 2001, Ken Griffey Jr ...
May 21, 2022 · A generation of baseball fans grew up idolizing and emulating him, a prodigy more talented and more captivating than the game had ever seen – a fearsome slugger and sublime center fielder who...
Ken Griffey, Jr., the Major League Baseball player, was born on Friday, November 21, 1969, in Donora, Pennsylvania. Griffey, Jr. was 19 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 3, 1989, with the Seattle Mariners.
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