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Ken Griffey Jr.
- 10-time recipient of the Golden Glove Award for defensive excellence in centerfield
- National League Comeback Player of the Year, ranking fourth in the league in slugging percentage at .576 and seventh in home runs with 35
- Elected as an All-Star starter 12 times
- Selected as the Player of the Decade for the 1990's by vote of major league players
- He holds the best career All Star batting average in history (.571)
- Youngest player ever to reach 350 home runs
- He is the son of Ken Griffey Sr., who played for the Reds, Braves and Yankees.
- 1989 was the first time a father-son combination played in the Major Leagues simultaneously, with Griffey Sr. playing with the Reds. One year later, on August 31, both father and son appeared in the same lineup for the first time in Major League history
- 1989 was a big year for Griffey: a Ken Griffey Jr. chocolate bar was introduced in 1989 (and sold over one million bars)
- Played football in high school
- In 1994, he received the Celebrity Recognition Award from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, honoring him for the time he spends meeting Make-A-Wish Foundation kids 10 times a year
- Won the Mariners Roberto Clemente Award for outstanding community service in 1996, 1997 and 1998
- Has had TV appearances on the following: The Arsenio Hall Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The Simpsons, Medicine Ball, and Harry and the Hendersons
He is a great baseball player. Every time you see him play, he is unpredictable and makes everyone in the stadium stand on the edge of their seats. The man can play hard. He is not afraid of taking the kind of physical abuse that can put him on the injury list and that's what we admire most. -Askmen.com
Related Links
Photo Gallery: World Baseball Classic photos
"I just want to be the best player Ken Griffey can be -- not what everybody expects me to be. I'm tougher on myself than anybody." -found at Askmen.com
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Height: 6'3"
Born: 11/21/69
Hometown: Donora, PA
Sport: Baseball
Position: Centerfield
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