KEN GRIFFEY JR. SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED AUTHENTIC JERSEY UDA

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Featured Athlete(s): KEN GRIFFEY JR. Collection: UPPER DECK AUTOGRAPHED CINCINATTI REDS AUTHENTIC GREY JERSEY Hand Autographed: IN PERMANENT BLACK INK! Features: ALL LETTERS & NUMBERS ARE HAND STITCHED, 100% AUTHENTIC WITH MLB GAME PATCHES Size: MENS 48 (XL) KEN GRIFFEY JR. Ken Griffey Junior shares not only the same birthday, but also the same birthplace, as Hall of Famer Stan Musial in the town of Donora, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, w father Ken Griffey, Sr. played for the Cincinnati Reds, when Junior was five. He attended Archbishop Moeller High School.In 1987, Griffey was selected with the first overall pick of that year's amateur draft by the Seattle Mariners based on his tremendous potential. One scout said of Griffey, "If you thought Barry Bonds was interesting, wait until you see this kid." In January of 1988, Griffey attempted suicide by swallowing over 200 aspirin. He ended up in the intensive care unit at Providence Hospital in Mount Airy, Ohio. [1] Griffey was overwhelmed by racial slurs directed at him as well as a tenuous relationship with his father. He rebounded the next year as a big leaguer. He was well on his the way to the Rookie of the Year award,but was thwarted when he slipped in the shower and broke a bone in his right hand in late July, 1989. While with the Mariners, Griffey established himself as baseball's premier player. During the 1990s, Griffey was considered one of the best players of all time. Before injuries cut into his production, he was a top run producer and the best center fielder in the big leagues. Griffey hit for a high average, batting over .300 for seven of the years of the '90s, and hit with power as well, slugging 422 home runs during the decade.Additionally, his defense in center field was widely considered among the elites during the decade. Thanks to his impressive range, Griffey frequently made spectacular diving plays, and he often dazzled fansby making over-the-shoulder basket catches (a la Willie Mays' "the Catch" in the 1954 World Series) and by robbing opposing hitters of home runs at the wallâe"leaping up and pulling them back into the field of play. He was featured on the Wheaties cereal box and, because of his general likability and good reputation was an effective pitchman. Griffey also had his own signature sneaker line from Nike, Inc.Because of his all-around excellent play, he was a perennial participant in the All-Star Game, particularly during the 1990s although less so during the early '00s because of injuries. Junior has led his league multiple times in hitting categories and was awarded Gold Gloves for his defensive excellence from 1990 to 1999. Griffey also became one of a very small number to have played on the same team as his father, Ken Griffey, Sr. in 1990 and 1991. At the MLB Home Run Derby in 1993, which was held at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Griffey slugged a ball over the right field wall, hitting the warehouse. Griffey is the only player to ever hit a home run that has hit the warehouse, an impressive feat, considering the ballpark's 15-year history. In 1997, he won the American League Most Valuable Player award, hitting .304, with 56 home runs and 147 runs batted in.Perhaps the single most memorable moment of Griffey's career with the Mariners came during the 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS) against the New York Yankees. After losing the first two games, the Mariners and Griffey were on the verge of elimination, but came back to win the next two games, setting up a decisive fifth game. In the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 5, with Griffey on first base, teammate Edgar MartÃnez hit a double. Griffey raced around the bases, slid into home with the winning run, and popped up into the waiting arms of the entire team. Although the Mariners subsequently lost the ALCS to former Mariners manager Mike Hargrove's Indians, that moment remains one of the most memorable in Mariners history, capping a season that has been ... read more

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