Ken Griffey
Jr.

ABOUT KEN GRIFFEY JR.

Ken Griffey Jr. was selected first overall in the 1987 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners, and started his Hall of Fame career in 1989 with the Mariners. Nicknamed "Junior" and "The Kid," he played center field for most of his career with the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds, though he also played for the Chicago White Sox. He won the American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1997, hitting .304, with 56 home runs and 147 runs batted in. He was awarded a Gold Glove Award for defensive excellence in 10 consecutive seasons, from 1990 to 1999. For his career, Griffey collected 630 home runs, 2,781 hits, and 1,836 runs batted in while compiling a .284 batting average. In 2016, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.3 percent of the vote, the highest in Hall of Fame history.

This collection features five 2026 cards showing Griffey in Mariners colors. The Topps Series 2 Crooked Numbers insert and two Finest Timelines cards celebrate his career milestones, while the pair of Dynamic Duals base cards likely pair him with another player for a comparative or commemorative angle.