CINCINNATI – Paul Smith saw Ken Griffey Jr. jump flat-footed and dunk a basketball effortlessly while at Moeller High School. Griffey could throw a football 70 yards and punt it the same ...

Ken Griffey Jr. on Reds shortstop and National League All-Star reserve Elly De La Cruz: "The fun part is when he gets on base ...

ST. LOUIS — Ken Griffey Jr. trotted around the bases as if it were just another home run. It was anything but that. Griffey hit a 2-and-2 fastball from Matt Morris into the right-field stands to ...

Whenever Ken Griffey Jr. came to bat for Moeller High School, players and coaches from both teams would step to the front of their dugouts in anticipation. “Everything kind of stopped, and there ...

Ken Griffey Jr. was not only elected, ... Out of high school in 1987, Griffey was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the first overall draft pick of that year’s amateur draft.

At 16, Ken Griffey Jr. was playing for legendary Midland coach Joe Hayden. We went to practice in 1986 to watch Junior learning the ropes. "I go over things with him and ask him what I'm doing ...

The 90-minute film traces Griffey Jr.'s career -- from his early days as a high school phenom through his glory days in Seattle to his induction in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.

It is Hall of Fame day for baseball fans and one former Reds player could be the first player ever to receive a unanimous selection -- Ken Griffey, Jr. WLWT News 5's Erik Zarnitz spoke to Griffey ...

By Warren Mainard Warren Mainard attended King's High School in Shoreline and played tennis for Cascade High School in Everett. He recently returned to the Seattle area after 20 years in the South ...