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Jan 6, 2016 · Former Mariners outfielder receives record 99.3% of vote. WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Ken Griffey Jr. watched the clock ticking, ever so slowly, as he awaited the phone call everyone knew was coming. There never was a question as to whether Griffey would be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, but still, the minutes lingered as ...
Nov 21, 2019 · On Sept. 14, just two weeks later, Ken Griffey Sr. hit a two-run home run off the Angels' Kirk McCaskill in the first inning of a game in Anaheim. In the next at-bat, Griffey Jr. followed with a homer of his own, making the Griffeys the first (and still the only) father and son to homer in the same game.
Ken Griffey Jr. Emily Hawks. While the honor of having the sweetest swing in baseball may seem like it’s a subjective one, few would disagree that Ken Griffey Jr. possessed the sweetest swing there ever was. He was a natural, and his inborn abilities coupled with his youthful enthusiasm ignited an entire city’s passion for baseball.
Ken Griffey Jr.'s career highlights. 1997: Winning AL MVP. Griffey won his only MVP Award in 1997, when he paced the league with 56 homers, 147 RBIs and a .646 slugging percentage in 157 games and led the Mariners to the AL West title
Jul 24, 2016 · July 24th, 2016. Greg Johns. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Ken Griffey Jr.'s Hall of Fame plaque shows a beaming Junior proudly wearing a Mariners cap. But leave it to The Kid to close out his speech at the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday by pulling out a backward cap and flashing his trademark grin.
小喬治·肯尼斯·葛瑞菲 （英語： George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. ，1969年11月21日 — ），暱稱 肯·葛瑞菲 （ Ken Griffey ），綽號 晚辈 （ Junior ）與 小子 （ The Kid ）， 賓州 多羅那人，前 美國職棒大聯盟 球員，守備位置為 中外野手 ，父親 老葛瑞菲 也曾是一名大聯盟球員 ...
Ken Griffey Jr. was selected first overall in the June 1987 draft by the Mariners and less than two years later, at age 19, he was in center field on Opening Night in 1989. He proceeded to electrify the game of baseball in the 1990's, not just across the Northwest, but across the country.
