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Ken Griffey Jr.'s number 24 was retired by the Seattle Mariners in 2016. On January 22, 2013, the Mariners announced Griffey would be the seventh person inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame. [6] Griffey joined Alvin Davis (1997), Dave Niehaus (2000), Jay Buhner (2004), Edgar Martínez (2007), Randy Johnson (2012) and Dan Wilson (2012 ...
One of the most elite free agents in baseball history, thanks to his age, production similar to Hall of Famers like Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr. and an epic platform year in which he hit 41 ...
By 1990, Pacific was manufacturing and distributing ten lines of trading cards including Major Indoor Soccer League, Baseball Legend, and Senior Baseball League. [4] Following the success of the Ken Griffey Jr. candy bar in the year prior, Pacific also released two collector's candy bars named for baseball players Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs. [4]
He was soon chosen by the Cincinnati Reds in the 29th round (682nd overall) of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft, [2] signed with the organization, and married his girlfriend. After his first minor-league season, Ken Jr. was born. Though Griffey left Donora in 1972 as his professional career advanced, he retained close ties to the town. [3]
The final precise value is unclear, although it fell between $20 and $25 million in total value ($2–2.5 million a year). [42] [101] [102] [103] b Hershiser and Frank Viola both won the 1988 Cy Young Award and Viola signed an identically sized $7.9 million, 3-year contract two months after Hershiser. [104]
Boras believes Soto is one of the greatest players in the history of the game at that age, comparing his career to Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ken Griffey Jr., as well as Rodriguez.