Ken Griffey Jr.

It’s tough to go out on top when you’re a major sports star, whether it be actually winning a championship or choosing to retire when you’re still playing at a high level. In terms of winning the top prize, just ask the likes of Dan Marino and Karl Malone, both of whom played for many years without reaching the pinnacle of their professions. As for retiring, many athletes struggle with the decision of when to step aside. As the saying goes...  

"The Kid" will be back for one more season in 2010. Reports are coming out of Seattle (and Chicago) that George Kenneth Griffey Jr. will be signing with the Seattle Mariners for the 2010 season. I know that he is not the same player that he once was, and that he doesn't add much to the roster at this point, but for the class act that he is, he deserves to go out when he wants to. He is my favorite player of all time. And, over all major sports...  

My love of baseball began with a baseball card. When people ask me, I always trace the story back my 1995 Stadium Club Ring Leaders No. 14 Ken Griffey Jr. card. Griffey's wearing the teal Seattle Mariners alternate, following through on what had to have been one of his signature home run swings.  

Here is what I wrote about the possibility of Ken Griffey Jr. returning to the Seattle Mariners in September: “There has been a lot of talk recently that future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. wants to return to the Seattle Mariners in 2010. I, for one, think this is great. Griffey has earned the right to play for as long as he wants. “Griffey has said repeatedly that this season has been the most fun he has had in a while and his energy has...  

It’s official.  Ken Griffey Jr. is returning to the Seattle Mariners in 2010.  This can only be good news for a team looking to carry over the momentum from 2009, when they rebounded from their first 100-loss season in 25 years and finished 85-77. Griffey’s statistics in 2009 may not look particularly impressive (.214 batting average, 19 home runs, and 57 RBIs), but there’s no doubting the impact the living legend had on the Mariners last...  

Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners have agreed to another one-year contract that will keep the popular player in Seattle next year, Griffey, who turns 40 on Nov. 21, received a contract similar to the incentive-laden deal he signed to return to Seattle for the 2009 season. He is likely to again be a part-time designated hitter in his 22nd season in the major leagues.  

SEATTLE — Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will keep the popular player in Seattle next year. Griffey, who turns 40 on Nov. 21, received a contract similar to the incentive-laden deal he signed to return to Seattle for the 2009 season. He is likely to again be a part-time designated hitter in his 22nd season in the major leagues. A 10-time All-Star and the 1997 AL MVP for the Mariners...  

Hooray...for the last clean player! (that averaged 52 bombs in a 4-year run) The official announcement probably won’t come until later this morning, but Ken Griffey Jr. is coming back to the Mariners in 2010. The outfielder, who will be 40 on Nov. 21, has reached a one-year agreement to play his 22nd year in the major leagues. The contract figures are expected to be similar to last year, when Griffey earned $3.15 million in a contract...  

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Ichiro thrilled that Ken Griffey Jr. is back for another Mariners season News of Ken Griffey Jr.’s return to Seattle for 2010 reverberated Wednesday among Mariners fans, who fiercely debated the pros and cons of the move. However, the M’s announcement of a one-year contract for Griffey, who turns 40 on Nov. 21, received an unequivocal endorsement [...]  

According to contract figures obtained by The Associated Press, the deal Ken Griffey Jr. signed this month to return to the Seattle Mariners for one more season as a 40-year-old calls for a $2.35 million base salary for 2010.  

MARINERS: Ken Griffey Jr. agrees to a one-year deal to return to Seattle for 2010, but his role won’t be decided until spring training | Shawn Kelley got the word when his mother texted him early Wednesday – Ken Griffey Jr. had signed a one-year contract to return to the Seattle Mariners. “Another year with Ken?," Kelly said. "We wouldn’t have been the team we were last year without him.” There were similar stories from many Mariners when...  

SEATTLE — Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed today to another one-year contract that will keep the popular player in Seattle next year. Griffey, who turns 40 on Nov. 21, received a contract similar to the incentive-laden deal that he signed to return to Seattle for the 2009 season.  

When Ichi Met Griffey We love Ken Griffey Jr. for so many reasons. We love him for homeruns he hit, and homeruns he robbed. We love the timeless image of him chugging around third base against the Yankees in the legendary Game Five, and the one from seconds later, smiling wide underneath a pigpile of grown men. We love that he came back to the team that built him, and we love the stadium he built. But throughout last season, we...  

Agent Brian Goldberg said Sunday nothing has changed since the end of the season, when Ken Griffey Jr. said that he's open to returning for another season in Seattle if the Mariners want him back.