Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Ken Griffey Jr. Announces Retirement







Ken is both the finest ballplayer I have ever known and one of the finest people I have ever known,” said Chuck Armstrong, President of the Seattle Mariners. “I consider myself unbelievably fortunate to have had the opportunity to watch a first-ballot Hall of Famers’ career unfold in front of me, and in front of the great fans in Seattle.”

The 40-year-old, perennial All-Star is among the all-time leaders in many statistical categories in the history of the game including home runs (5th/630), multi-homer games (T7th/55), extra base hits (T6th/1,192), total bases (12th/5,271), runs scored (31st/1,662), doubles (36th/524), intentional walks (4th/246) and hits (46th/2,781).

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