Why is ken griffey important?

Answer 1

There are two notable Ken Griffeys in MLB history.

The first enjoyed several fine seasons with the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970s (during the "Big Red Machine" era) and was a good average hitter with excellent speed and a good glove in the outfield. He later played well at times with the New York Yankees but was largely hampered by injuries. He finished his career in Seattle with the Mariners where he was a teammate of the other Ken Griffey, his son.

Ken Griffey Jr. was one of the top Baseball stars of the 1990s and was in many ways a similar ballplayer to his father with one major exception: power. Possessing a smooth and strong swing, Griffey Jr. eclipsed the 40 homer mark 7 times in his career and finished with 630 home runs (good for 6th all-time). The decade of the 2000s was not particularly kind to the slugger as he was beset by recurring and nagging injuries which caused him to miss enormous chunks of time (including three straight seasons where he played no more than 83 games) which surely cost him the chance to reach 700 home runs for his career. He would be considered "important" because he was a big star and very famous.