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Ken Griffey Jr.’s post-MLB career has taken him to the Masters, but not as a golfer. Griffey is working as a photographer for the Masters’ official website at Augusta National this weekend, via Doug Stutsman of Golfweek. It marks the …
Ken Griffey Jr. last played in MLB in 2010, but he has been drawing pay checks from the Cincinnati Reds even in retirement. That deal has finally expired. Griffey was sent by Seattle to Cincinnati ahead of the 2000 MLB season and then signed a …
Lionel Messi brought out the stars for his MLS home debut on Wednesday night, including one former MLB star. Messi’s Inter Miami played Nashville to a 0-0 draw at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. One member of the media who served as a …
The Seattle Mariners have soared up the MLB standings of late. The sizzling hot streak from star outfielder Julio Rodriguez is a massive reason why. Rodriguez has been absolutely mashing the baseball in the month of August. The 22-year-old has …
The Reds have among the lowest total payrolls in MLB and one of their highest earners in 2023 has them going viral for all the wrong reasons.
Ken Griffey Jr’s swing is still as sweet in 2023 as it was in 1993. The retired Baseball Hall of Famer Griffey, who is a coach for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic, stepped into the batting cage on Friday and took some hacks. It was part …
The Kid is planning to do something nice for The King. Appearing this week on “The Pivot Podcast,” retired Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. said he and his father, Ken Griffey Sr., plan to attend Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron …
Ken Griffey Jr. just blessed the Internet with enough meme content to last for the rest of the year. The Seattle Mariners icon was in attendance for Monday’s Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium. During Mariners rookie phenom Julio …
Even at 52 years old, Ken Griffey Jr. is still moving the culture. The iconic Baseball Hall of Famer went viral this week for his incredible Zoom background. Griffey was on a call with MLB writer Ryan Fagan, who shared a pic of Griffey’s …
Ken Griffey Jr had no love lost for the New York Yankees during his playing career, and now he is revealing exactly where that resentment stemmed from. During MLB Network’s airing Sunday of the documentary “Junior,” Griffey, the …
Believe it or not, the Home Run Derby wasn’t always a big deal. In 1990, for instance, a group of eight of the era’s finest sluggers hit just five total home runs at Wrigley Field in a non-televised competition. That all changed in the …
A statue of Ken Griffey Jr. that was recently unveiled outside Safeco Field in Seattle was vandalized on Tuesday evening, and police believe they have caught the man responsible for defacing it. The statue, which depicts Griffey’s iconic swing, …
Last month, Ken Griffey Jr. took his place among the game’s greats when he was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. On Saturday, the Mariners honored the man who is sixth on Major League Baseball’s all-time home run list. Prior to the …
The Seattle Mariners held a ceremony on Saturday night to honor Ken Griffey Jr. as they retired the former center fielder’s No. 24 jersey. The team also announced another cool surprise: They will be making a statue of “The Kid” that …
Ken Griffey Jr. joined baseball’s elite when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. The 13-time all-star didn’t just take his place among them, he did so in the most Ken Griffey Jr. way possible. Throughout his …
There are two things that stood out about Ken Griffey Jr.: his picturesque swing and his picturesque smile. It wasn’t just his ability to hit and rob home runs on the field that stood out, but also how cool he looked while doing it. Griffey had …
