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Griffey is the son of Major League Baseball (MLB) player Ken Griffey Jr., and the grandson of MLB player Ken Griffey Sr. [18] Trey Griffey was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 24th round of the 2016 MLB Draft; both his father and grandfather played for the Mariners.
Griffey and his wife Melissa have three children: Ken Griffey III (Trey), daughter Taryn Kennedy, and son Tevin Kendall. Trey was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) (2017–2019). [ 130 ]
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.
For Ken Griffey Jr. — who ranks seventh all-time on the MLB home run list — watching another father and son duo do it again in pro sports is something that’s been on his radar for awhile, he ...
While his older son, Trey, excelled on the gridiron and his daughter, Taryn, found success on the basketball court, Griffey’s new lenses enabled him to “go to sporting events and watch like a ...
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 ...
[5] [6] One pair of awardees were father and son (Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.), [7] and another were brothers (Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar Jr.). [8] Three players have won the MVP award at a game played in their home ballpark (Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1997, Pedro Martínez in 1999, and Shane Bieber in 2019).
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 ...