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Ken Griffey Jr. Will Be Reds' 4th-Highest Paid Player in 2023 Due
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On this day in 2000, the Cincinnati Reds traded for Ken Griffey Jr.
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Cincinnati Reds - Today in Reds history, 2000: The Reds acquire
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Big Red: Baseball, Fatherhood, and My Life in the Big Red Machine: 9781600785443: Griffey, Ken, Pepe, Phil, Foster, George: Books
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Big Red: Baseball, Fatherhood, and My Life in the Big Red Machine
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Reds' deal for Griffey rocked baseball world
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Ken Griffey Jr: Revitalized star led surprising Reds in 2004
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Ken Griffey Jr. - Wikipedia
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Ken Griffey Jr.'s Cincinnati homecoming was supposed to be
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2003 Topps Opening Day incert #5 KEN GRIFFEY JR
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2008 Upper Deck KEN GRIFFEY JR Superstar Scrapbooks Cincinnati
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