Son of
Ken Griffey ... Brother of
Craig Griffey ... Subject of Chapter 53 of the book
The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski ... Featured in
Ken Griffey Jr.: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's Greatest Outfielders by Clayton Geoffreys
[1987] Gatorade Player of the Year for Ohio ... Golden Spikes award finalist ... 1st Round Draft Pick (#1 overall) by the Seattle Mariners
[1989] Topps All-Star Rookie
[1990] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby
[1992] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby
[1993] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby
[1994] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby (Winner)
[1997] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby
[1998] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby (Winner)
[1999] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby (Winner)
[2000] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby ... Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby
[2004] Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
[2006] Played for United States in World Baseball Classic
[2013] Inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame
[2016] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) ... His #24 was retired by the Mariners on August 6,2016
This view includes all draft instances for this player. A player may be drafted multiple times but will only be signed by a Major League Organization once. The exception would be when a player's signing is voided. (rare)
