Ken Griffey Jr. is considered by many experts to be the best player in
baseball. He hit 49 homeruns in '96 and he missed quite a few games due
to injury. He is not currently working on anything, except for his part
ownership in the All-Star Cafe.
On September 14, 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr., playing for
the Seattle Mariners, hit back-to-back home runs, becoming the only
father-son duo to hit back-to-back home runs and home runs in the same
game.
He and his father are one of two father-son duos to play on the same team in the same game. The other is Tim Raines, and Tim Raines Jr.
Father, Ken Griffey Sr., was a pivotal player for Cincinnati's "Big Red
Machine" during the 1970s.
Demands trade from the Seattle Mariners, saying he wants to play somewhere closer to his family. (November 1999).