... signs with another team. What control does Griffey have over his fate? In most cases, a player can be traded without his consent. Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc ... Northwest have been very loyal and devoted to me. I will truly miss them." Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. The center fielder, who turns 30 later this month, has 398 career homers and is thought to have the best chance among current players...

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... signs with another team. What control does Griffey have over his fate? In most cases, a player can be traded without his consent. Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc ... Northwest have been very loyal and devoted to me. I will truly miss them." Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. The center fielder, who turns 30 later this month, has 398 career homers and is thought to have the best chance among current players...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... signs with another team. What control does Griffey have over his fate? In most cases, a player can be traded without his consent. Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc ... Northwest have been very loyal and devoted to me. I will truly miss them." Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. The center fielder, who turns 30 later this month, has 398 career homers and is thought to have the best chance among current players...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... signs with another team. What control does Griffey have over his fate? In most cases, a player can be traded without his consent. Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc ... Northwest have been very loyal and devoted to me. I will truly miss them." Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. The center fielder, who turns 30 later this month, has 398 career homers and is thought to have the best chance among current players...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... signs with another team. What control does Griffey have over his fate? In most cases, a player can be traded without his consent. Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc ... Northwest have been very loyal and devoted to me. I will truly miss them." Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. The center fielder, who turns 30 later this month, has 398 career homers and is thought to have the best chance among current players...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

... signs with another team. What control does Griffey have over his fate? In most cases, a player can be traded without his consent. Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc ... Northwest have been very loyal and devoted to me. I will truly miss them." Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. The center fielder, who turns 30 later this month, has 398 career homers and is thought to have the best chance among current players...

• Word Count: 3204
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• Grade Level: High School

... left-handed hitting he got himself noticed by a scout. When Williams graduated high school, he signed with the San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League. Two seasons later, the Red Sox bought him. He spent one season in the minors, and then broke in as Boston's 20-year-old right fielder. The next year, ... hitting .327 with 31 home runs in 1939. The Splendid Splinter dominated the 1940s. In his seven seasons that decade, he won four home-run titles; four batting crowns and six times led the American League in runs batted in. Williams tipped his hat ... and Boston had visions of a ma...

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... the past few years have been using illegal performance enhancing drugs, it could cause chaos. This madness would not only apply to the record books but for top executives of baseball as well. Baseball is currently the only professional sport that lacks a drug testing and punishment policy, but after many questions, speculations ... win games with their hitting. But in comparison to hitters of today their numbers are being dwarfed. "In the 70 seasons between 1928 and 1997, Roger Marris was the only man to hit 60 or more home runs, but from 1998 to 2001 the record was eclipsed six times (V...

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• Grade Level: High School