1977: Eight Year Old Ken Griffey Jr Becomes Youngest Ever To Hit MLB Home Run

The first of 630 he’d hit during his unprecedented 34 year career, Griffey Jr. silences critics who said an eight year old boy had no business playing in the Major Leagues. Shortly after the home run, he would leave the game in the seventh inning with a severe tummy ache, however.

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  1. GomeznSA says:

    I know this is tongue in cheek BUT I got to watch Junior hit a couple of dingers in the ‘band box’ as a Mariner and later on one more at RFK stadium. That ‘child’ could sure swing that bit of lumber 😉

  2. P.A. says:

    I got to play against him in High School…dude was genetically gifted. He could stroke it then, no matter who is Dad was. He never looked like he was juicing either, unless he did it at 16 and 17 too!

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