Ken Griffey, Jr.: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: NPR - The Importance of Ken Griffey's Baseball Card. Aug 11, 2026
Add new Web site: MLB - Ken Griffey Jr. Jun 05, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS Sports - Ken Griffey Jr. explains how he learned so much about hitting from batting behind his father. Jan 24, 2026
Anniversary information added. Nov 17, 2025
Revised to modernize spellings; rewrote captions. Apr 26, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 24, 2024
Add new Web site: Baseball Almanac - Ken Griffey, Jr. Stats. May 03, 2023
Noted that he joined the Mariners' ownership group. Oct 25, 2021
Add new Web site: All American Speakers - Ken Griffey Jr. May 21, 2019
Noted that his record for the highest percentage of votes into the Baseball Hall of Fame was broken by Mariano Rivera. Jan 23, 2019
Add new Web site: Society for American Baseball Research - Biography of Ken Griffey Jr. Dec 28, 2017
Add new Web site: KidzWorld - Biography of Ken Griffey Jr. Mar 23, 2017
Add new Web site: National Baseball Hall of Fame - Ken Griffey Jr. Mar 23, 2017
Noted that Griffey was officially inducted into the Hall of Fame. Jul 26, 2016
Updated article to note that Griffey received the highest percentage of votes in the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jan 07, 2016
Added select career statistics and mentioned that he was selected for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jan 06, 2016
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Ken Griffey, Jr. Aug 23, 2013
Added photograph. May 30, 2013
Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Ken Griffey Junior. Jul 08, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Ken Griffey Junior. Jul 07, 2011
Details of Griffey's return to the Mariners and his June 2010 retirement added. Jun 04, 2010
Added photographs. Nov 06, 2009
Added Griffey's return to the Seattle Mariners. Feb 19, 2009
Article revised and updated. Aug 04, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jun 10, 2008
Article revised and updated. Mar 31, 2008
New article added. Nov 26, 2003
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