SEATTLE -- Ken Griffey Jr. has retired from baseball, FanHouse has learned.
一代名將小葛瑞菲宣佈退休。
Sources said that Griffey, who didn't report to Safeco Field for the Mariners' game against the Minnesota Twins Wednesday, is saying "it's over.''
消息指出,星期三在主場面對雙城隊的比賽前,Jr. 表示:"該結束了"。
The team will make an official announcement on the field before Seattle takeson Minnesota.
球隊也將在這個系列賽後正式宣佈這項消息。
Griffey, the man who more than any other helped build the Mariners into aviable franchise as the premier center fielder of the the 1990s, played for Seattle from 1989-1999 and came back again in 2009 where he helped revitalized the franchise.
小葛瑞菲,水手隊90年代中外野的中流砥柱,在89-99年間為西雅圖征戰10年後,2009年又回到這個他曾經大放光芒的地方。
But he hasn't been able to duplicate that success in 2010 and he's gotten increasingly less playing time. He's only had seven at-bats since May 18 as Mike Sweeney has become increasingly more productive as the Mariners' designated hitter.
但是今年小葛的表現每下愈況,同時也失去了上場時間。自從五月18號 Mike Sweeney 擔任球隊DH後,小葛只有7個打數的機會。
The formal announcement should come within the hour.
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/06/02/ken-griffey-jr-to-announce-retirement/
當我開始看MLB時,小葛瑞菲已經在大聯盟橫行好一陣子了,說他是聯盟第一人一點都不為過。
豪爽的揮棒,固若金湯的中外野防守,生涯10度金手套,而且是連續10年,但我也永遠忘不了他在全壘打牆前飛跳接一記飛球,卻撞斷右手的畫面。通常大家都不稱呼他的全名,都叫他"Jr."(Junior),他的爸爸老葛瑞菲,Ken Griffey Sr.,曾經跟小葛在同一場比賽,父子倆一起揮出全壘打。
一代巨星,準名人堂成員,正式告別球場。
帥氣的揮棒
金手套的極致表現(不過他也賠上自己的右手)
在紅人隊完成生涯500轟
生涯紀錄:http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/griffke02.shtml
小葛之歌: