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Ken Griffey Jr. Reds trade in 2000 look back
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Hall Of Fame Flashback: Ken Griffey Jr. — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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Ken Griffey Jr.: MLB Hall of Famer joins Seattle Mariners ownership
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On This Date: Mariners Select Ken Griffey Jr. #1 Overall in 1987 Draft, by Mariners PR
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Griffey a Pirate? Chipper a Tiger? The MLB draft rule that changed history - The Athletic
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How Ken Griffey Jr.'s mad dash home in 1995 saved baseball in Seattle -- and ignited a Yankees dynasty - ESPN
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Ken Griffey and Mike Piazza elected to baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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How Ken Griffey Jr.'s mad dash home in 1995 saved baseball in Seattle -- and ignited a Yankees dynasty - ESPN
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