I thought today was a great time to take a look at the Major League Baseball history of Ken Griffey Jr. since he made the latest baseball news this morning with a move to the Chicago White Sox. First, let me give you an update on his position with the Reds, Griffey has been offered a spot on the White Sox for undisclosed terms but it was up to him to make the final decision, which he just did.  At 38 years old, he has become a White Sox.

Now let’s take a look at the Major League Baseball history of Ken Griffey Jr., an outfielder who has been in the league over a decade, is only one of six other Major League Baseball players to hit 600 career homeruns, was voted Most Valuable Player in 1997 and after all that currently has a batting average of .245.

Before we understand how Griffey Jr. became so great we have to look at Griffey Senior. Ken Griffey Sr. played in the league for the likes of the Reds, Braves, Yankees and my childhood favorites the Mariners. Something really amazing happened in 1990 for the father and son, this was the second year young Griffey had been in the league after being drafted out of an Ohio high school at 19 to the Seattle Mariners. In 1990, for the first time ever, both father and son were Major League Baseball players on the same team. Later that season, on September 14, 1990, something even more mind blowing happened; father and son hit back-to-back homeruns. Just typing that sentence gives me goose bumps. I was only 4 years old at the time but as a Seattle native, this was big news.

I was raised on the success of Griffey, his Super Nintendo video games and the mojo of the Mariners. For 11 seasons, Ken Griffey Jr. called Seattle home before he moved back to his hometown in Cincinnati to play for the Reds. Young Griffey popularized the backwards cap, number 24 and then 30, following in his father’s footsteps. Not only an amazing power hitter but a lighting quick outfielder, Ken Griffey Jr. is still one of those athletes that only comes around once a decade. He has proven himself more times than most and will undoubtedly be added to the Hall of Fame upon his retirement. The Major League Baseball history of Griffey slideshow above says it all. Look for Ken Griffey Jr. in the latest baseball news.