TheĀ RedsĀ send four players – to obtain Seattle’s superstarĀ Ken Griffey Jr.Ā 

TheĀ RedsĀ send four players – to obtain Seattle’s superstarĀ Ken Griffey Jr.Ā 

2000 – TheĀ RedsĀ send four players – pitcherĀ Brett Tomko, outfielderĀ Mike CameronĀ and two minor leaguers to theĀ MarinersĀ and agree to a contract extension to obtain Seattle’s superstarĀ Ken Griffey Jr.Ā Junior’s nine-year $116.5 million contract is the richest package in history, but in the current market is considered quite a bargain.

Ken Griffey Jr., who wants to be nearer his family in Orlando, asks the Mariners to move him to a team that is closer to Florida

Ken Griffey Jr., who wants to be nearer his family in Orlando, asks the Mariners to move him to a team that is closer to Florida

Ā  Ā  November 2, 1999 Ken Griffey Jr., who wants to be nearer his family in Orlando, asks the Mariners to move him to a team that is closer to Florida. The superstar outfielder will get his wish in February when Seattle trades him to the Reds for Mike Cameron, Antonio Perez, and Brett Tomko,…