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Griffey was a mainstream prospect before prospects were mainstream, going No. 1 overall in the 1987 Draft and making his debut as a 19-year-old less than two years later
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Griffey showed that his glove was just as good as his bat in 1990, when he won his first of 10 Gold Glove Awards
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The Kid and his father, Ken Sr., became the first -- and are still the only -- father-son duo to hit back-to-back home runs in a Major League game
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Griffey put on a Home Run Derby performance for the ages, becoming the first player to reach B&O Warehouse beyond right field at Camden Yards. He’s still the only player to do so
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The Kid became just the third player in AL/NL history -- and he’s still the most recent -- to go yard in eight straight games, doing so from July 20-28
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Griffey spearheaded the efforts to honor Jackie Robinson by becoming the first player to wear No. 42 on the anniversary of his April 15 debut. Now, every player on every club does so on Jackie Robinson Day
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Griffey won his only MVP Award in 1997, when he paced the league with 56 homers, 147 RBIs and a .646 slugging percentage in 157 games and led the Mariners to the AL West title
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In a picture-perfect moment, Ken Sr. was in attendance for The Kid’s 500th career homer on Father’s Day
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In his first games in the PNW since his trade to Cincinnati seven years prior, Griffey homered twice in the series finale -- to a roaring ovation
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Junior became just the sixth player in history to join the prestigious club, a mark that just three others have since reached