Ken Griffey Jr.’s best MLB moments | SportsCenter
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2020
- On the 12th anniversary of Ken Griffey Jr. hitting his 600th career home run, SportsCenter counts down the top 10 moments of his MLB career.
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Back to Back homers Dad and son is one of the best moments in baseball
💯 you can’t write a better story than that
@Jason a What a moment that both father & son go back to back home runs
yep. for sure.
That last one with his dad tops it off even better. That was cool. And him spanking the Yankees with 8 homers in series’s and had the winning drive hahahahaha
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With baseball fading from pop culture...it's impossible for young kids to appreciate how important and cool Ken Griffey Jr was in the 90s. Amongst my group of fans he was as popular as Michael Jordan.
In America he probably was at one point as popular as Michael Jordan.
@@TheGoman21 Probably MORE popular because people actually liked him lol
@@RIDGEMATIC This is very true he was the baby face you couldn't hate.
And RJJ
@@RIDGEMATIC the dude MJ became the face of the entire sports world because he was hated. 🤷
The Kid...No steroids...Legend
Steroids wouldn’t have helped him it would have just messed up the mechanics on the best swing ever. Bonds and McGuire swings were so compact without steroids those jokers would only have half the Home runs.
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Swing is flawless...... just pure silk letting those bad boys fly out of the park.
@Ashin Kusher the testimony states he started taking them in 98, he had 374 at that point. After 98 he hit 388. What player has had a better last 10 compared to their first 12? Playing at at&t park as a lefty I would say without steroids he maybe gets to 500.
@@davidmatthewtabor8042 facts
The back to back Homer's with his dad was and always should be number 1
@Michael Bronner, LMHC I'm gonna go with "non repeatable"
My favorite player all-time. And I remember when he wore his cap backwards everybody said he was "He's disrespecting the game".Now EVERYONE wears their cap backwards.
It's called a rally cap
The backwards cap actually started with catchers doing it so they could wear their mask back in the 50s I believe.
Griffey Jr. got me into baseball. He was so cool. One of my favorite players of all time. There will never be another Kid.
THE ONLY POWER HITTER DURING THE STEROID ERA THAT ABSOLUTELY NO ONE QUESTIONED WAS JUICING. Greatest natural swing ever! He was born to baseball!
My favorite baseball player of all time. I’m from Cincinnati and I cried tears of joy when he stood up at the Reds contract signing and said I’m home.
Had he not took such a pounding on the Seattle outfield concrete all those years he could’ve had the homer title. Sadly he just couldn’t stay healthy on his later years in Cincinnati. 😢
I know they been trying for years to tarnish his name but they can't find anything
I know a guy that played ball in the mid 90's with him and he said no way he took any PED's. My buddy told me he didn't even really work out. Just showed up and played.
James Robert Juice would’ve ruined that swing but it would’ve built a body to withstand the pounding on Seattle’s concrete.
@James Roberts uh no you’re wrong. Griffey was always small and skinny until he got older. McGuire and Sosa were jacked and had muscles where nobody else in the league had. Griffey was pure talent and he rode it his whole career. The only knock against him was that he didn’t really take care of himself after injuries, which cost him more playing time. Griffey hit 630 for his career. He’d easily have 800+ had he not gotten hurt.
JR and Frank Thomas are the only ones I never suspected used anything.
So underrated. If he could have stayed healthy, he could have been the greatest baseball player ever. Hit all those homeruns and did it WITHOUT steroids.
He’s the BEST Player of all-time imo even with all the injuries. If it wasn’t for the Steroids Alex Rodriguez would prob be next choice
How was he underrated? Dude dominated a decade. Were you even alive?
I was lucky to meet the legend Jr. at his home in Orlando back in 2001. I was doing some air conditioning work and I talked to him for a little while. Nicest guy you’d ever meet. His swing was the sharpest and most natural swing I’d ever seen. No roids, just pure talent.
Strange how his approach, his stance and his swing are one of the greatest things to happen to baseball..he is one of the most overall beloved baseball players of all time. Even his opponents watched his swing like everyone else...
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russ for mvp
Not surprised to see you here.
Why didnt you run it
straight drop
Ken Griffey brought the smoovest swing and swag to the game
Ken Griffey Jr the GOAT. And his shoes are classic
Shoes are legendary
I was 12 years old when I saw Griffey play in the Kingdome in '89. It wasn't his debut, but it was his rookie season. The environment was so electric, it surged through you and made the hair on your arms stand up. I will never forget it. We weren't only watching a rising star, it was as if we were witnessing a prodigy...a savior. Like knew this kid was going to save our baseball world from immanent doom. You see, in Seattle, our baseball team hasn't had a lot to cheer about before The Kid came along, or after. I'll take, what is a 20 year playoff drought, Alex. Fast forward to the 1995 ALDS. It all came down to that. Griffey's presence in Seattle. It wasn't just his talent...it was all of HIM. The kid helped save Seattle baseball. We will always love him for that. I still find it amazing how the experience of growing up in Seattle during his time has impacted my life. It was a great time in Seattle and baseball history.
The very best batting stance ever
Love it
Guy takes a pitch on the outside corner and pulls it for a dinger I love it 😂
Loved watching him with the mariners growing up. Seeing him was an experience.
hes the reason i even watch baseball
I have never been a baseball fan and never will be but I could watch him swing a bat all day! That's poetry in motion!
My dad bought me a Griffey JR glove when I was 12. That was my fist time playing on a team. I'm 38 now and I still have the glove. I have played on several teams and with my kids. I think that's the only Item I've kept up with from my childhood. Griffey was one of the best. Were both lefties and I wanted to play out field because of him.
I had a Griffey Jr glove too
This man is a Seattle icon and one of the best to play this game. He also did this without cheating and while always being a man of great character. I grew up watching this man exhibit near supernatural abilities in the old Kingdome and I'll always have those awesome memories of The Kid.
Perfect player
The Kid made baseball cool again. He single handed created the backwards hat thing for white America.
Hi
My baseball idol
@@PsychoLuke pathetic to idolize a human. What a tool
Jeez everything is white and black even in sports lately. Its crazy.
Lol true story the kid was an ICON. Would be universally the goat if those injuries didn't eat up his career
The reason why I got into baseball ⚾️ as a kid, this man drew in a generation of millennials into the sport
I remember all of those moments. Some I even saw in Seattle. The greatest player Seattle ever had. I saw him score on Edgars double to beat the Yankees. People were hugging and kissing each other. Fireworks in the Kingdome....I still cry .
Top 3 Sports Video Game EVER:
*Ken Griffey Baseball on Nintendo 64*
Such great memories of playing and (mostly) taking it to my dad on this game
Yes! "Hi, I'm Ken Griffey jr."
Richard Childs lmao yesss
CALL CALL CALLMEJUNIOR
Super nintendo. Ken griffey baseball. Base sports games ever
#24
Fav...Ken Griffey jr
Fav... Kobe
The goats
Griffey and Ichiro are my 2 favorites.
Same they were the best well rounded players
For sure. Legends that could do pretty much anything on the field.
Back to back home runs with your dad has to be the most wholesome and greatest moment in baseball ever. Second only would be Kirk Gibson I think.
I’m here in 2022 just to remember how sweet of a swing and great player he was. In my opinion if it wasn’t for the injuries he received, he’d be the all time home run king.
Legend. Should've been a Unanimous Hall of Famer
The catch in Tiger Stadium was the most amazing and crazy of his career in my opinion. The one that get him injured his wrist was crazy too but This is a great list, no doubt.
It’s amazing how he extends his arms without his swing being long or loopy.
My favorite player of all time...Ken Griffey Jr is the man!!! Probably would have been the all time home run leader had he not battled so many injuries through his career...The Kid was special, he didn't need the juice..He was the juice.
Everyone in Washington state still remembers and loves Jr. We always will.
My idol growing up, played center field just like him and had his glove. How many kids will ever get to hit a home run back to back with their fathers.
The GOAT
You will never see this again dad and son each home runs 1 2 in one game⚾⚾
The kid made me pick up a bat and ball and Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey for N64 one of my favorite athletes of all time.
Played his games religiously 🔥🔥
Swing GOAT! 🙏🏿🐐
A healthy Griffey would’ve easily had 800 hr
700 for sure but 800 would be a little bit of a stretch I think. Maybe if he played a couple more seasons.
@@Truckerdaddy your right, he probably would’ve had 750 easy but 800 he would’ve needed to do an extra 2-3 seasons
@@Truckerdaddy he missed about 250-60 games
@@kidcudi908 had he stayed healthy he probably would've played a few more seasons. Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, and several other played well over 20 seasons so it's possible if a player stays healthy. Jr playing 25 seasons. His season average for homers is 28.6 over 22 seasons to make 630 for his career total. 3 more healthy seasons with that average number would add either 85 or 86 homers to his total. So 715 or 716 with 3 more healthy seasons potentially.
@@Truckerdaddy and thats assuming he doesn't hit 35 or 45 in any of those years. Healthy, he was liable to go off for 45 hrs any year.
Ballers like Kenny represent why there needs to be more African Americans in baseball. Running a triple from 1st heading home on a double base hit. *THATS SPEED*
Reminds me of Carl Crawford...in his prime..he was fast too..tho probably not as athletic as JR
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I grew up in Seattle and was lucky enough to see so many of his great plays in person at the dome. To me that was baseballs golden age
Wow!! What an amazing father- son bonding moment.
Junior has always been the source of pure joy, which is hard to come by in the modern time.
The few chops across the plate while he’s settling in the box are so smooth and satisfying to watch
The Kid!!! Jr was special
best swings ever JR's uppercut swing & Straw's high knee swing
Can argue where he is on all-time list. But there is no doubt he is my favorite player ever. I was in little league when jr was tearing up the big leagues. I wore 24 because of him. Great times
We will never forget that swing.
Such an exciting player to watch. Unbelievably talented, gave it his all, and delivered for his teams.
His name instantly reminds me of collecting baseball cards. Back before the internet and everyone being connected when you got cards from random relatives, family friends, and stuff like garage sales hoping for cards worth something. Find some old beckett to check prices. Good times
The sweetest swing in MLB history
Sr and Jr going back to back isn't shown enough. You will probably never see that again in Baseball
The best player of the 90's
Nobody can deny what a pure, genuine talent Ken Griffey Jr was. He was born to be a Hall of Fame baseball player.
I SWEAR THAT SWING AT 2:22 IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GRIFFEY'S SWING AND FOLLOW THROUGH, ESPECIALLY THAT SAVAGE BAT DROP....
Griffey Jr is the true hero of baseball of the past 30 years
Had his shoes back in the day super dope
love Griffey Jr.
Griffey was BIGGER THAN LIFE in the early 90s.
Best baseball player of all time
the 90's were beautiful. ken griffey jr forever.
That swing though👌🏽perfection at it’s best always will be my goat no debating over here
its true the extension he gets with his arms is unmatched able to hit an outside pitch wit ease
As a lifelong Mariners fan, the greatness of Ken Griffey Jr didn't equate to winning... When we traded him before the 2000 season, our chances of winning increases greatly... Our best franchise season's were 2000 and 2001... Mariners were better without him! I wish the Mariners would win a World Series!
Always great to see how much joy he had in playing the game
Finally a positive video. Griffey is my favorite player ever
I'm so glad my dad took me to a handful of Mariners home games growing up. To see Griffey hit those homers is such a vivid memory. It's not like the mcwires/Sosa's of the 90s. He wasn't some roided out monster but he would hit bombs like it was effortless.
Griffey is the HR King to me. Injuries held him back.
Oh, that swing is a beauty.
Born in 87. 90s kid. For many it was Jordan, but for me it was this guy. Played the right way and always had fun. Him rounding the bases to beat the Yankees in 95 and then getting mobbed with that smile on his face at the bottom of the pile is the reason we play and watch baseball.
That’s great camerawork at 3:21.
That man had a effortless swing
When i had the 64 game system this ken griffey jr was my favorite game yes im old lol😂
my hero that y ilove baseball
My favorite player by far. I tried batting left handed so much because I wanted my swing to be that smooth. Never happened lol
Him and Frank Thomas- best swingz in baseball
I never knew he played with his Dad. Then both hit home runs. Thats crazy.
Prettiest swing ever
Ken is perfect
Thank you sports center we needed this the Kid is the Goat
he was never a Winner, great player but to be GOAT u have to have some World Series Championships. To be honest he isn't really top 50.
@@crazyshuffle1 my opinion is what matters to me people call Lebron the goat but he's not
@@coachdudesportstv ,true.... i was just going by stats.haha
Most Majestic and smooth looking swing ever!
My favorite player when I was young, he wore my favorite number too. So I had to get his shoes in jr high. My favorite moment is when he fell asleep in the dugout lol, he's a legend
Awesome! 💘 the Griffey's
I'll never forget being a kid in Seattle watching Game 5 on TV - "the Double" and the Kid getting dogpiled at home with that trademark brilliant smile - oh the days of our youth.
Sweetest swing ever🔥
You can see how happy he is sitting next to his dad. Gotta love it
Every at bat, I was glued to the tv, or quiet in my seat at the Dome.
As a kid, Ken Griffey Jr was always my Fav player!
What a legend man
The greatest ever, and kept it clean and natural.💯💯💯
Him and Barry Bonds have the greatest swings in MLB history!!!!!!!
*Griffey and Will Clark
That swing is so clean. In my opinion the absolute best swing ever.
My Griffey moment is an odd one. My brother and I went to the 163rd game between the White Sox and Twins in 2008, and Griffey had the defensive play of the game. He threw out Michael Cuddyer on a sac fly attempt. I didn't get to see Griffey much in person, but this was his most memorable play for me.
Top five all time homerun robbery at #4.
For a 2020 translation, Griffey Jr was the Steph Curry of baseball. He father was a popular player in the league but never elite. Ken Jr however, just did everything better then everyone else. The better swing, the best fielding, the best attitude, and honestly was just an all around likable guy. And he did it all with class, and humility and grace. The perfect ball player really.
Yo having your dad on your mlb team must have been FUN! like a dude says whos pitchin tonight, and KGJ says "My Dad."
Grew up in Orlando where he and his family lived. Dude shopped at Sports Authority and went to his kids games etc., best swing in the history of the game.
My favorite player EVER.
This never gets old.