Ken Griffey Jr. will go down as one of the all-time greats to ever step on the baseball diamond. Having hit 630 home runs throughout his career, which was good for fifth all-time, Griffey always handled himself as well on the field as well as he did when he was out of the spotlight. Griffey handled himself with class and dignity, and he also managed to play at an elite level without ever cheating the fans or the game.
Although he played in the steroids era, Griffey’s name was never even mentioned to any performance enhancing drug use, let alone linked to anything illegal. His 630 homers were all natural, and had it not been for his injury problems as his career progressed, I have no doubt in my mind that it would be Griffey – not Barry Bonds or one day Alex Rodriguez or any other cheater of the game – who would sit at the top of the record books for most career home runs.
Unfortunately, it was not meant to be for one of the greatest centerfielders to ever roam the outfi...
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