The Kid

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The Kid is the nickname of Ken Griffey Jr., a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball outfielder renowned for his smooth left-handed swing and prolific home run hitting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
human
allStarSelectionCount 13
alsoKnownAs Junior
bats left
battingAverage .284
battingStyle left-handed swing
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1969-11-21
era early 21st century baseball
late 20th century baseball
familyName Griffey
linked to: Ken Griffey Jr.
father Ken Griffey Sr.
fieldingReputation elite defensive center fielder
fullName George Kenneth Griffey Jr.
linked to: Ken Griffey Jr.
givenName George
GoldGloveAwardCount 10
HallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame
HallOfFameInductionYear 2016
HallOfFameVotePercentage 99.32%
hasChild Trey Griffey
hits 2781
homeRuns 630
knownFor prolific home run hitting
smooth left-handed swing
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Seattle Mariners
MLBDebutDate 1989-04-03
MLBDebutTeam Seattle Mariners
MLBHomeRunDerbyWinner 1994
1998
1999
mostValuablePlayerAward 1997 American League MVP
nickname The Kid
notableAchievement member of MLB All-Century Team
one of the youngest players to reach 400 home runs
placeOfBirth Donora, Pennsylvania, United States
playedIn American League
National League
positionPlayed outfielder
retiredJerseyNumber 24
runsBattedIn 1836
sexOrGender male
SilverSluggerAwardCount 7
sport baseball
teamWithRetiredNumber Seattle Mariners
throws left

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Ken Griffey Jr. nickname The Kid
Ken Griffey Jr. nickname The Kid
subject linked to: The Kid
George Kenneth Griffey Jr. nickname The Kid
subject linked to: George