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Many Griffey cards were returned and the result was that Upper Deck printed many uncut sheets (sheets consisting of 100 cards) of just Ken Griffey, Jr. [14] According to Professional Sports Authenticator, the Ken Griffey, Jr. would become the most graded card of all time with the company. PSA graded over 50,000 of the cards.
Ken Griffey Jr. during his final plate appearance of the 2009 season. Griffey went 1-for-3 with a home run in his regular-season debut on April against the Minnesota Twins . [ 92 ] The home run was Griffey's eighth Opening Day home run; [ 92 ] as of 2013, he is tied with Frank Robinson and Adam Dunn for first place in this category.
This is a year-by-year list of Topps All-Star Rookie Teams.Note that players selected for a particular team appear in the following year's set release. So, a player named to the 2023 Topps All-Star Rookie team will have a trophy symbol on his 2024 Topps baseball card.
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run; Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest; Entries in the MLB: The Show series have included a "Retro Mode" the emulates the gameplay of Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball, complete with music and sound effects in the vein of the game and commentary from Griffey.
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run was well received by critics. [3] Air Hendrix gave the game a nearly perfect score in GamePro: 5 out of 5 in both graphics and sound, and 4.5 out of 5 in control and FunFactor. He summarized that "With realistic, action-packed gameplay and superb graphics, Winning Run strolls easily over home plate." He felt that ...
Two years after he was drafted, the Pirates traded Merchant to Seattle, where he got to meet Ken Griffey Jr. Chicago White Sox' first overall selection Jack McDowell won the 1993 Cy Young Award as Chicago made a League Championship Series appearance that year. The total number of athletes drafted, 1,263, broke a record for the most players ever ...
Griffey then signed with the Seattle Mariners to conclude the season, joining his son, Ken Jr. [14] By becoming teammates with his son, they became the first father and son to be teammates in Major League Baseball. [15] Although he played in only 21 games to finish the season, Griffey excelled, batting .377 with three home runs and 18 RBI. [5]
Anthony Dean Griffey (born 1970), American operatic tenor; Carolyn Griffey, American soul vocalist and member of the soul funk group Shalamar; Dan Griffey (born 1970), American politician; Dick Griffey (1938–2010), American record producer and promoter, father of Carolyn Griffey; Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), former Major League Baseball player