Seattle Mariners announce Ken Griffey Jr. retiring - ESPN
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SEATTLE -- In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books.
Injuries derailed his chance to become the home run king. His spot as one of the game's all-time greats is without question.
Now relegated to part-time duty and with little pop left in that perfect swing, Griffey unexpectedly decided Wednesday night to retire after 22 mostly brilliant seasons.
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What a sad day, and not just because this makes me feel old. He is truly one of the greatest players ever, and even though it's a shame how the second-half of his career went down, he deserves to get all of the praise such an honor deserves. If anyone will (assuming a couple morons die or relinquish their votes), he will be the first unanimous Hall-of-Famer.
And it's even better that he chose a day where absolutely nothing else happened. Nope, nothing went on that would remotely overshadow something like the retirement of a player like Griffey. Nothing at all.