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The inside story of Ken Griffey Jr.'s performance in the 1998 Home Run Derby
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Ranking today's MLB stars by their Griffey Factor - ESPN
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Flashback: Ken Griffey Jr.'s Weird Punk Rock Video Game
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Untarnished by a Tarnished Era, Griffey Jr. Enters Cooperstown As One of the Game's True All-Time Greats
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Ken Griffey Jr.'s Cincinnati homecoming was supposed to be heartwarming. It was a disaster.
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275 Ken Griffey Jr Swing Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images
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On this day in 2000, the Cincinnati Reds traded for Ken Griffey Jr.
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The Home Run Derby is back in Denver, where Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. turned boos to cheers in 1998
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Mariners great Griffey elected to Hall of Fame with record vote
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The inside story of Ken Griffey Jr.'s performance in the 1998 Home Run Derby
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How Ken Griffey Jr. defined a decade