orig. George Kenneth Griffey, Jr.
born Nov. 21, 1969, Donora, Pa., U.S.
U.S. baseball player.
Griffey began his professional career in 1987. As a left-handed centre fielder for the Seattle Mariners from 1989, he averaged .300 or better in hitting in seven of his first nine seasons and hit 40 or more home runs in four of those seasons, reaching 56 in 1997 and 1998. His father, Ken Griffey, Sr. (b. April 10, 1950, Donora), was also an outstanding professional baseball player.