Ken Griffey Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• Has visited many children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Received a record 6,079,688 votes for the All-Star Game, surpassing the old record by almost two million
• He and father Ken Griffey Sr․ both played for the Seattle Mariners from 1990 to 1991, making them the first father and son to play together on the same team
• With wife Melissa, he had son Trey Kenneth and daughter Taryn Kennedy
• Made his Major League debut in 1989 with the Seattle Mariners
• Played baseball at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he gained a good enough reputation to be a highly sought-after baseball recruit
• Spent his childhood at the ballpark watching his father play
• Chose to be traded to Cincinnati after becoming a free agent in 2000
• In the 1990s, he was a dominant power hitter in the MLB, ranking among the best defensive outfielders in history
• Retired with 630 career home runs