He just retired @ 40. Jr. was definitely a great player, but he was injured far too often in his career. 630 home runs is 5th best of all-time.
And to be quite frank, why has he basically been given a pass on whether he took steroids during his career? Frequent injuries usually equates to using performance enhancing drugs.
Ken Griffey Jr. is a first ballot hall of famer and his career somewhat mirrors Mickey Mantle. Both great players could have had out of this world baseball careers, but both were curtailed by frequent injuries...
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