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Griffey was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, on November 21, 1969. [10] His family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, as his father, Ken Griffey Sr., made his MLB debut on August 25, 1973 for the Reds. [11]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — When Ken Griffey Jr.'s own baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teen, Rickey Henderson somehow could. The younger Griffey, who considers himself fortunate to this day to have roamed the New York Yankees clubhouse and hit on their field alongside so many all-time greats, made sure to listen and ...
Ken's father, Joseph "Buddy" Griffey, was a local athlete who was a teammate of Stan Musial on the Donora High School baseball team. [24] The Griffeys (Ken Sr. and Ken Jr.) became the first father-and-son tandem to play on the same Major League Baseball team at the same time.
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).. The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo to play in MLB at the same time, in 1989 when Ken Jr. was called up by the Seattle Mariners while Ken Sr. was playing with the Cincinnati Reds.
Ken Griffey Jr. is making good on his pledge to support LeBron and Bronny James! The retired Hall of Fame slugger plans to be in attendance on opening night of the NBA season on Tuesday, Oct. 22 ...
Hall of Fame baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. said he will attend the LA Lakers’ season opener with his father in the hopes of seeing LeBron James and son Bronny make the same history Griffey ...
We look back at the anniversary of Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. becoming teammates with the Seattle Mariners. On this day in 1990, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr. became the first father-and-son teammates in ...
George Kenneth "Trey" Griffey III (born January 19, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the University of Arizona . He is the son of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.