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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 218
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Nov 21, 1969, Donora, PA Contract: Signed through 2008 with club option for 2009 |
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| December 22, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr broke his left hand in an accident at home, according to the AP. He'll have his hand in a hard cast for three weeks, and then be re-examined. It's uncertain if he'll be ready when spring training begins. |
| September 25, 2006 It remains unclear whether Ken Griffey Jr will be able to return to action this season, according to the Cincinnati Post. "I'm working on it," Griffey said. "That is my goal, to get back out there before the end of the year." He's still dealing with a toe injury. |
| September 19, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr tested his dislocated toe Monday by fielding balls in the outfield, but the injury was obviously slowing him down, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Griffey is having trouble pushing off when going after fly balls. "If I can't do that, it wouldn't be fair to (manager Jerry Narron) or anybody else in this clubhouse to go back out there," Griffey said. "We'll see how it reacts. I've played with different injuries ... but if I can't run 30 yards, there's no use going out there." Griffey has been available to pinch-hit, but he hasn't played in the field since being injured on Sept. 4. There's a chance he may not start another game this year. |
| September 18, 2006 The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Ken Griffey Jr plans to test his ailing toe before tonight's game. "Hopefully, he can take some fly balls and we'll see how he is," manager Jerry Narron said. Griffey has only been available as a pinch-hitter lately. |
| September 16, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr.'s dislocated toe kept him out of the lineup for the 10th straight game Saturday. There is no timetable for his return. |
| September 16, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr missed another game Friday due to his toe injury, and it remains unclear when he will be ready for action again, according to the Cincinnati Post. "We don't know if he'll be ready to run around out in the outfield, we really don't," said manager Jerry Narron. "There's no timetable or no set date." |
| September 13, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr missed his seventh straight game Wednesday because of a dislocated toe, according to the AP. "It's a little sore after running yesterday," said trainer Mark Mann. "We're going to back him down. He's not going to run today; we'll see how he is tomorrow." There is no timetable for Griffey's return to the lineup, though he has been available to pinch-hit. |
| September 13, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr was available to pinch-hit in Tuesday's game, but he wasn't in the lineup for the sixth straight game, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. There currently is no timetable of when Junior will return to the lineup. "It's whether he can move or not," manager Jerry Narron said. "I'm sure he's played in pain throughout his career." |
| September 11, 2006 The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Ken Griffey Jr received a cortisone injection in his right big toe on Saturday. He'll have the digit re-examined on Tuesday to determine when he might be able to play again. Griffey dislocated the second toe on his right foot, but it's the big toe that's causing him problems now. "The second (toe), the one he actually dislocated, feels great," Reds trainer Mark Mann said. "He hasn't had any soreness with that at all." |
| September 10, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr's dislocated toe remains sore and swollen, though he's listed as day-to-day, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "It's definitely getting better," Reds trainer Mark Mann said. |
| September 8, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr will miss the entire weekend series against the Pirates, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is dealing with a dislocated toe. |
| September 7, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr's dislocated toe was better Wednesday, though there's no definitive word on when he will return to the lineup, according to the Cincinnati Post. "It's still swollen," he said. "We're trying to get shoes that don't flex as much." |
| September 5, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr will likely be out for at least a week because of a dislocated second toe on his right foot that he suffered when he collided with the outfield wall trying to catch a home run Monday, according to the Cincinnati Post. "It'll probably be the end of the week or early next week," Reds manager Jerry Narron said. Ryan Freel should start most of the games in center in Griffey's place, with Chris Denorfia taking Freel's spot in right. |
| September 4, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr left Monday's game in the eighth inning with a dislocated toe on his right foot. He suffered the injury when he collided with the outfield wall trying to catch a home run. |
| July 20, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr was given a routine day off on Thursday, according to the AP. Manager Jerry Narron decided not to play Griffey because Thursday's game was a day game following a night game that ended at midnight. |
| July 9, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr was held out of the lineup on Sunday so that he could get an extra day of rest, according to the AP. He is hitting just .222 over the last week. Griffey served as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning and struck out. |
| June 9, 2006 After missing three games with a sore thigh, Ken Griffey Jr. returned to the starting lineup Friday against the Cubs. Griffey Jr. was hitless in four at-bats. |
| June 9, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr was available to pinch-hit in Thursday's game but did not play because of a sore quadriceps, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "Junior was a lot better (Thursday)," trainer Mark Mann said. "He thinks with this extra day he'll get over the hump. He has very minimal soreness." Griffey could play tonight. |
| June 8, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr was not in lineup for the second straight day Thursday with a sore thigh, according to the AP. He's listed as day-to-day. |
| June 7, 2006 A minor left quadriceps injury kept Ken Griffey Jr from playing on Wednesday, according to the AP. It's not clear if the injury will affect his ability to take part in the Reds' series with the Cubs which begins on Thursday. |
| May 13, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr was rested on Saturday after playing all 20 innings of his first two games back after missing 26 with a right knee injury, according to the AP. "We'll try to use a little common sense and make sure he stays healthy all year," manager Jerry Narron said. |
| May 11, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr finally returned from the strained tendon in his right knee on Thursday. He was 2-for-6 on the night, and his second hit was a three-run, game-winning homer in the bottom of the 11th inning. |
| May 11, 2006 The Reds activated Ken Griffey Jr from the DL Thursday, according to the AP. Griffey will be batting third and playing center field for the Reds tonight. He had been out since April 12 with a strained tendon in his right knee. To make room for Griffey on the roster, the team optioned Chris Denorfia to Triple-A Louisville. |
| May 11, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr, still out with a strained tendon in his right knee, talked like it's a lock that he'll play by Sunday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "I've been impressed with the way he's run," manager Jerry Narron said. "He's not favoring the knee." Griffey can come off the DL at any time. |
| May 9, 2006 According to the AP, Ken Griffey Jr. took extended batting practice before Tuesdays game but remained on the 15-day disabled list with a strained tendon in his right knee. Griffey said he still felt a slight twinge in the knee but may be ready to go on Wednesday. "I feel like I'm turning the corner," he said. "I just need to feel comfortable going out there day-in and day-out." |
| May 7, 2006 The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that it's possible that Ken Griffey Jr could come off the disabled list for Tuesday's game, if his strained knee is ready. "He'll run for us Tuesday," trainer Mark Mann said. "We'll see how he feels." |
| May 5, 2006 Ken Griffey will not be activated from the disabled list until the Reds return from their road trip and open a series against the Nationals on Tuesday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Griffey underwent another MRI on his right knee Wednesday. "We did it more for peace of mind than anything," general manager Wayne Krivsky said. "It showed there's still fluid around the tendon. He still feels it when he turns the corner, rounding first." |
| May 4, 2006 The Reds still don't know when Ken Griffey Jr. will return from his right knee injury, according to the AP. He underwent an MRI on the knee Thursday, but the results weren't ready. |
| May 4, 2006 The cold weather and chance of rain was probably the reason why Ken Griffey Jr was not activated for the series against Colorado, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Griffey could return this weekend for the series in Arizona. |
| May 3, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr did not accompany the team on their trip to Colorado, but he could be nearing a return, according to the AP. "He's close," manager Jerry Narron said. Griffey has been out since April 12 with a strained tendon in his right knee. |
| May 2, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr has yet to fully recover from an inflamed tendon behind his right knee, according to the AP. Griffey originally planned to travel with the Reds to Colorado for their two-game series starting Wednesday, but he will now remain in Cincinnati. "Then we'll see how he is," manager Jerry Narron said. "There hasn't been a setback. He just hasn't gotten to the point where he feels like he can play." |
| May 2, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr continues to test his injured right knee, and the Reds continue to say he's close to returning, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Manager Jerry Narron indicated that Griffey would be going on the club's upcoming road trip, which starts Wednesday. |
| April 29, 2006 Reds manager Jerry Narron stated Saturday that he doesn't expect Ken Griffey Jr to be activated from the 15-day disabled list until "sometime next week, at the earliest," according to the AP. He is out with an inflamed tendon behind his right knee. Griffey was eligible to come off the DL on Friday. |
| April 28, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr took batting practice, ran and caught balls in the outfield Friday but did not come off the DL, according to the AP. "When I come back, we don't want it to be one of those things where we're trying to protect this or we're trying to protect that," Griffey said. The team won't activate Griffey until he is fully ready, which should be in the next few days. |
| April 27, 2006 Manager Jerry Narron isn't sure that Ken Griffey Jr will come off the DL Friday when he is eligible, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "I don't know," Narron said. "I hope so. I'm going to try to see him (today). We're looking forward to having him back. Everyone misses him." |
| April 26, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr will rejoin the Reds on Friday, the first day he's eligible to come off the DL, according to the AP. He is out with a strained tendon in his right knee. |
| April 26, 2006 Reds manager Jerry Narron said he expects Ken Griffey Jr to be ready to come off the disabled list when eligible on Friday, according to the Cincinnati Post. However, Narron added that he would refrain from starting Griffey several days in a row right away. "He wants to play every day, I know that," said Narron. "I've just got to make sure I've got some built-in days off for him. He may not like that, but we want him to be on the field and be available." |
| April 24, 2006 Reds trainer Mark Mann said yesterday that Ken Griffey Jr is moving along in his recovery from a strained knee tendon as scheduled, according to the Cincinnati Post. "He's continuing his flexibility work, his strengthening work for his lower body and his general conditioning," said Mann. "The reports we're getting from Cincinnati are that he's doing very well. The stiffness that he had in the back of his knee is almost completely gone and we're just continuing to progress on a daily basis." The Reds haven't set an official timetable for his return, but it appears he could be back when eligible Friday. |
| April 18, 2006 The Reds expect Ken Griffey Jr will be ready to play when he's eligible to come off the disabled list later this month, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He is sidelined with a strained tendon in his right knee. "It's just a knot," Griffey said before Monday's game. "(The trainers) rub it out and it comes back. They rub it out and it comes back." Griffey underwent an MRI on Monday which showed no other problems. |
| April 17, 2006 The Reds placed Ken Griffey Jr on the 15-day disabled with a strained tendon in his right knee, following Monday's game, according to the AP. The move is retroactive to April 13. |
| April 17, 2006 A muscle behind the right knee of Ken Griffey Jr was still tight on Monday, forcing him out of the starting lineup for the fifth straight game, according to the AP. Griffey ran on a treadmill for 12 minutes. He said the leg felt better, but it still tended to tighten. |
| April 17, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr will have his sore knee examined again today, though Reds manager Jerry Narron insisted that no one believes the injury is serious, according to the Cincinnati Post. "Seriously, it's day-to-day with him and we'll just see what Dr. (Tim) Kremchek says (today) when he sees him," said Narron. |
| April 16, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr has seen improvement in his slightly hyperextended right knee, but the Reds want to be cautious with him, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He was able to test the joint by running on a treadmill yesterday. "He felt fine," trainer Mark Mann said. "He's available to pinch hit. But we're going to err on the side of caution with this." |
| April 15, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr missed his third straight start on Satruday with stiffness in his right knee, according to the AP. |
| April 14, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr remained sidelined Friday due to his stiff right knee, according to the AP. "We're just taking it one day at a time," Griffey said. "Just a little stiffness." |
| April 14, 2006 Ken Griffey didn't play on Thursday but was available to pinch hit, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He has stiffness behind his right knee. It will be Griffey's decision as to whether or not he plays tonight. "With Junior, he's going to be honest," manager Jerry Narron said. "What Junior tells me, I definitely trust. I think he's secure enough in his ability and his place in this game that he's not going to try to prove something." |
| April 13, 2006 Although Ken Griffey Jr was out of the starting lineup Thursday because of a tight knee, he was available to pinch-hit, according to the AP. "It's just a little tight," he said. "I'll get some treatment and see how I feel tomorrow (Friday)." |
| April 13, 2006 The knee injury of Ken Griffey Jr is not believed to be serious, and there is a chance he might even play today, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Griffey injured the knee slipping while chasing a fly ball in batting practice, but he played in Wednesday's game before leaving in the fourth inning. |
| April 12, 2006 Ken Griffey Jr left Wednesday's game against the Cubs in the fourth inning because of stiffness in his right knee, according to the AP. The severity of the injury is not currently known, but owners have to be worried given Griffey's injury history. |