小葛不退休啦 - 美國職棒

幾個禮拜後就要40歲的小葛，在家人同意下，決定和水手再續一年約

不過以他的現況，水手大概是希望留他當吉祥物/精神領袖吧
(免得他一走，又有別人想蓋Ichiro布袋)


Ken Griffey Jr. will be a Mariner in 2010
Posted by Larry Stone

http://tinyurl.com/yc53doq

The official announcement probably won't come until later this morning, but
Ken Griffey Jr. is coming back to the Mariners in 2010.

The outfielder, who will be 40 on Nov. 21, has reached a one-year agreement
to play his 22nd year in the major leagues.

When 2009 ended, Griffey's future was one of the big questions, but it has
now been answered.

Griffey is the fifth-leading home run hitter in major-league history with
630. He's 30 behind the next man on the list, Willie Mays, whose guidance a
year ago helped steer Griffey back to Seattle when he was also seriously
considering the Atlanta Braves.

This time, however, the decision apparently came down to his family being OK
with Griffey playing one more year, and the Mariners being comfortable with
his role. Griffey is likely to have a reduced role after serving last year
primarily as the team's left-handed designated hitter in a platoon with Mike
Sweeney. Griffey's agent, Brian Goldberg, has said that neither money nor
playing time would be an issue for his client.

Griffey hit .214 in 387 at-bats in 2009 with 19 homers and 57 runs batted in,
while leading the team with 63 walks. He was bothered periodically by left
knee problems, and had surgery on the knee last month to remove a bone spur.

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