How Ken Griffey Jr. and the Cincinnati Reds Became a Catastrophic Failure

Switch to T-Mobile and get free MLB.TV​. Redeem March 24-30 at T-Mobile.com/MLB. Subject to change. Qualified plan required. Must access T-Mobile Tuesdays in T-Life app and sign up for MLB.TV. Blackout and other restrictions apply. ™/© 2026 MLB Baseball fans will always picture Ken Griffey Jr. in a Seattle Mariners uniform. It’s easy to forget that nearly half of his career was played in a different uniform. Where did Junior and the Cincinnati Reds go wrong in their near-decade together? Follow me on Twitter:   / jolly_olive   and Instagram:   / jollyolive_   Grab some merch: https://shop.jomboymedia.com/collecti... Join my Discord:   / discord   Sources: https://www.mlb.com/news/ken-griffey-... https://www.mlb.com/news/ken-griffey-... https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2002/02... https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/2002/12... https://retrosimba.com/2022/11/29/how... ww.beaconortho.com/blog/reds-medical-director-kremchek-celebrates-25-years-on-the-job/ Music:    • Chill Synthwave - Arcadia // Royalty Free ...      • Underground Stars – Loxbeats (No Copyright...      • Oyasumi – Smith The Mister (No Copyright M...      • Acid Jazz      • All Lies – Loxbeats (No Copyright Music)      • Finally – Loxbeats (No Copyright Music)      • (FREE FOR PROFIT) Chill Lo-fi Type Beat - ...   All statistics courtesy of Baseball Reference, Fangraphs, Baseball Savant, Inside Edge, and Stathead. #MLB #Mariners #Reds