Ken Griffey Jr. retires after 22 seasons
A. Isaac 
Ken Griffey Jr. has decided to call it quits after 22 seasons in MLB. Griffey will inevitably go down as one of the best players of all-time and certainly the best player of his generation.
Griffey made 13 All-Star appearances in his long career, hit 630 homeruns, and had 1836 RBIs. He was one of the few players of his era who avoided steroid accusations. A large feat considering almost every power hitter of his time had “allegedly” used.
His numbers were daunting through the 90s but as the years wore on, so did Griffey’s body. He battled injuries for an extended period of time that possibly kept him from putting up some never before reached numbers. After he left the Mariners, he played for the Reds and White Sox but never really had the success he had in Seattle.
Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln summed it up pretty well in an official statement
“It’s a sad day for the Mariners, our fans, for all the people in the community that have loved Ken, admired him as a tremendous baseball player and a great human being. It’s always tough for great superstars like Ken or anyone else to make a decision to retire. This has been his life for so many years, but he has made his decision and will support it. We will honor him in every way possible.”
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