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WEBKen Griffey Jr. was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2016. When was Ken Griffey Jr. drafted? Ken Griffey Jr. was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (1st) of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH) .
Ken Griffey Jr. - Wikipedia
WEBThe Seattle Mariners selected Griffey with the first overall selection of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft, held on June 2, 1987. He received a signing bonus of $160,000 from the Mariners. [18] . On June 11, 1987, Griffey joined the Bellingham Mariners of the Northwest League, a Class A Short Season minor league.
1987 Major League Baseball draft - Wikipedia
WEBWith the first overall pick, the Mariners drafted Ken Griffey Jr. from Moeller High School. Griffey Jr. became a 13-time All-Star and helped Seattle make its first postseason appearance in franchise history. Mark Merchant, the second overall pick, however, never played in a major league game.
Ken Griffey Jr. - Baseball Hall of Fame
WEBFrom the day the Seattle Mariners made him the first pick in the 1987 MLB Draft, Ken Griffey Jr. was expected to be great. Twenty-two seasons, 630 home runs and a sea of accolades later, the kid dubbed “The Natural” delivered everything his …
Griffey Drafted First Overall by Mariners - Baseball Hall of Fame
WEBGriffey Jr.’s journey in professional baseball officially began when he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners with the first overall selection in the 1987 draft, making him the first son of a major league player to be taken first overall.
Ken Griffey Jr. career timeline - MLB Stories - MLB.com
WEB1989: Skyrocketing through Seattle’s system. Griffey was a mainstream prospect before prospects were mainstream, going No. 1 overall in the 1987 Draft and making his debut as a 19-year-old less than two years later.
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WEBBorn: 11/21/1969 in Donora, PA. Draft: 1987, Seattle Mariners, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 1. High School: Archbishop Moeller, Cincinnati, OH. Debut: 4/03/1989.
Ken Griffey Jr. - Mariners Hall of Fame | Seattle Mariners - MLB.com
WEBKen Griffey Jr. was selected first overall in the June 1987 draft by the Mariners and less than two years later, at age 19, he was in center field on Opening Night in 1989. He proceeded to electrify the game of baseball in the 1990's, not just across the Northwest, but across the country.
Ken Griffey, Jr. | Biography, Statistics, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 11, 2024 · In 1987 Griffey was the first player selected by the Major League Baseball draft and was signed by the American League Seattle Mariners. He made his major league debut in 1989.
Ken Griffey Jr. - Society for American Baseball Research
WEBJan 13, 2016 · After an abysmal last-place finish in 1986, the Mariners had the first pick in the 1987 draft, and their selection was still very much in the air. In the spring of 1987 Mariners director of scouting Roger Jongewaard joined Mooney to watch Griffey’s Moeller High School team play in a new community park in Cincinnati.
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