Born: November 21, 1969 in Donora, PA us Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (1st) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH).. High School: Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH) Debut: April 3, 1989 (Age 19-133d, 13,184th in MLB history) From the day the Seattle Mariners made him the first pick in the 1987 MLB Draft, Ken Griffey Jr. was expected to be great.
June 21, 2020 Ken Griffey Jr.’s famous distaste of the Yankees re-emerged Sunday during the airing of a documentary about the Hall of Fame slugger.The bitterness began when former Yankees manager Billy Martin had an employee order a young Griffey Jr. to pipe down while he was in the Yankees clubhouse with his father, Ken Griffey Sr.Griffey Jr. felt he was singled out as other players’ sons were also making noise. Ken Griffey Jr.’s famous distaste of the Yankees re-emerged Sunday during the airing of a documentary about the Hall of Fame slugger. He didn’t become a free agent until 2008 with the Reds, but returned to Seattle.That season, Griffey Jr. was asked his favorite memory of Yankee Stadium, which was on the way out.“It’s leaving Yankee Stadium,” Griffey Jr. said.
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Ken Griffey Jr. Stats, Fantasy & News. Before the game, the Mariners honored him with a 15-minute presentation which included a highlight reel of his playing career with the Mariners, a presentation of a "The House that Griffey Built" memorial by Mariners hall-of-famers and former teammates Following the Griffey received the most votes of any player in the National League for the 2007 All-Star balloting and on the July 10 game, he went on to drive in two runs for the On September 19, 2007, in a game against the On August 22, 2007, Griffey was selected as an all-time On April 4, 2008, Ken Griffey Jr. passed Despite being ranked second in the National League All-Star voting for outfielders for most of the first half of the season, Griffey finished fourth with 2,907,746 ballots, 87,000 votes behind On July 30, Griffey hit his 608th career home run in his last game for the Reds.Griffey was criticized by some for his effort during his stint with the Reds. He entered the game with not just mere potential. He was truly an icon of 90s baseball, and it wasn’t only through his MLB games. Ken Griffey Jr. Stats, Fantasy & News.