Ken Griffey Jr. Retires

By Benjy Lipsman in News on Jun 3, 2010 3:40PM

Forever known as The Kid, Ken Griffey Jr. announced his retirement from baseball Wednesday night at the age of 40. A sure thing first ballot Hall of Famer whose 630 homers place him fifth all-time, Griffey played 22 seasons for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and a half season on the South Side. Coveted for years by GM Kenny Williams, he finally acquired the outfielder at the trading deadline in 2008. Griffey played in 41 games for the Sox before returning to the Mariners in '09. Griffey retires as the subject of the most popular baseball card of all time and one of only three Springfield Nuclear Power Plant ringers that didn't play for the Yankees at some point in his career (the others being Ozzie Smith and Mike Scioscia).