// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var spts_KenGriffey = new Array(); spts_KenGriffey.ID = "spts_KenGriffey"; spts_KenGriffey.ID_WB = 24599073; spts_KenGriffey.sPubDate = "7/31/2008 11:36:02 PM GMT"; spts_KenGriffey.navsectionID = "3032824" spts_KenGriffey.appFmt = 2; spts_KenGriffey.itemsPerPage = 1; spts_KenGriffey.appWidth = 624; spts_KenGriffey.appHeader = "The Kid: A look at Ken Griffey's career"; spts_KenGriffey.appDeck = "NBCSports.com goes into the archives for a glance at one of the greatest players of his era."; spts_KenGriffey.appNavStyle = 7; spts_KenGriffey.bDhtml = 0; spts_KenGriffey.appLayout = 1; spts_KenGriffey.copyWidth = 500; spts_KenGriffey.copyMargin = 9; spts_KenGriffey.nCellpad = 5; spts_KenGriffey[i++] = new Array("","Griffey Profile","In 1989, Ken Griffey Jr. made his major league debut with the Seattle Mariners at the age of 19. He gets his first MLB hit on April 3, 1989, a double against four-time 20-game winner Dave Stewart.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/KenGriffey/GriffProfile.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Mark J. Terrill", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "286", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_KenGriffey[i++] = new Array("","Dad and him - Aug '90","In August 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. became the first father-son combo ever to play together on the same field. On September 14, the Griffeys hit back-to-back home runs against the Angels' Kirk McCaskill.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/KenGriffey/JrAndSr.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Bill Chan", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "310", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_KenGriffey[i++] = new Array("","All-Star MVP - July '92","By 1992, Junior was a certified star. He was elected to his third straight All-Star team, and hit a home run among his three hits to help the AL to a 13-6 victory. For his efforts, he was named the game's MVP.

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