Ken Griffey Jr.

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Ken Griffey Jr
  • Birth Name: George Kenneth Griffey Jr.
  • Birth Place: Donora, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/21/1969, Scorpio
  • Profession: Baseball player
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Ken Griffey Jr. Fast Facts:
  • Was born on the same date (November 21) and in the same town as National Baseball Hall-of-Famer Stan Musial.
  • Selected No.1 overall by the Seattle Mariners in 1987.
  • More than 1 million Ken Griffey Jr. chocolate bars were sold after their introduction in 1989.
  • Became part of the first father/son duo to appear in the same lineup on August 31, 1990.
  • Recorded the song "The Way I Swing" with rapper Kid Sensation in the early '90s.
  • Appeared as himself in the baseball-themed movies Little Big League (1994) and Summer Catch (2001).
  • While playing in Seattle, had his own column in the Seattle Post Intelligencer, "Ask Junior."
  • Won the National League's Comeback Player of the Year award in 2005.
  • Ken Griffey Jr. Relationships:
  • Alberta Griffey - Mother
  • Melissa Griffey - Wife
  • George Kenneth "Trey" Griffey III - Son
  • Craig Griffey - Brother
  • Taryn Kennedy Griffey - Daughter
  • Tevin Kendall Griffey - Son
  • Ken Griffey - Father
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