Ken Griffey Jr.

Junior AchievementWhat a great cover of Ken Griffey Jr. (Junior's Feeling Good, June 14). My wife, who doesn't know Ken Griffey Jr. from Karl Malone, excitedly brought me the issue and said, "That's what sports...

Let's hurry this up. I have to visit my six-year-old niece in the hospital. Freak accident. She got between me and a foul ball. But, in my defense, I did call for it.

A Junior MomentReds centerfielder Ken Griffey Jr. tracks the flight of his 500th career home run in St. Louis on Sunday. The shot was a unique Father's Day gift, one that Griffey was able to share with his dad (inset).

•Ken Griffey Jr. clearly saw his 500th homer as a special occasion. Last week, shortly after hitting number 499, Griffey phoned Reds COO John Allen and requested that one of the team's longtime radio announcers,...

Though he lost much of the past three seasons to injury, Ken Griffey Jr., who turned 34 last Nov. 21, still keeps lofty statistical company. Among Griffey's comparables at the same age, according to Bill James's...