Ken Griffey Jr. retires after 22 seasons

Ken Griffey Jr. decided to invite withdrew after 22 seasons in MLB. Griffey will inevitably, as one of the best players of all time, and certainly the best player of his generation.

Made Griffey 13 All-Star game in his long career, hit 630 homeruns, 1836 RBIs and was]. He was one of the few players in his era, who avoided the accusations of steroid. A considerable achievement in view of almost every power hitter of his time and was "suspected" in their use.

The huge numbers through the 90s, but as the years wore on, and so did the body Griffey. Battled the injury for a long period of time, which kept him perhaps put up some numbers reached never before. After release of the sailors, he played for Liverpool and White Sox, but was not really a success in Seattle.

Were summarized by CEO Howard Lincoln sailors were well in an official statement

"It's a sad day for the crew, our fans, of all people in the community that I like Ken, and was an admirer of baseball player is immense and a great human being. It's always difficult for stars as big as Ken or any other person to make a decision to retire. This was his life for many years, but he made up his mind and will support it. We will honor him in every way possible.