Griffey played 22 MLB seasons spanning locations of four decades, from his admission with the Seattle Mariners in 1989 to his final bold with the club — he alternating there afterwards spending time with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox — in 2010. "The Kid" hit 630 home runs during his career, acceptable for sixth on the best list, and the 13-time All-Star was adopted to the Baseball Anteroom of Fame this year with a almanac 99.32 percent of the vote.It’s been added than 15 years aback Griffey was featured on the awning of a video game, but he was a domiciliary name for gamers as able-bodied as baseball admirers during the ’90s. Nintendo arise four amateur starring Griffey, alpha with 1994’s Ken Griffey Jr MLB The Show 18 Stubs. Presents Aloft Alliance Baseball on the SNES — which had absolute MLB stadiums and teams, but no absolute players except for Griffey himself — and catastrophe in 1999 with Ken Griffey Jr.’s Slugfest on the Nintendo 64 and Bold Boy Color. You can see the abounding MLB 17 box art below.
In accession to gracing the awning of MLB 17, Griffey will be featured as one of the playable baseball legends in the game. Playable legends debuted in MLB 15 The Show, and MLB 16 had a absolute of 60, including best greats such as Jackie Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr. and Reggie Jackson MLB18 Stubs. The athletes are attainable as chargeless agents in Authorization access if you accredit them in the settings, and in Design Dynasty.MLB 17 will be attainable on its own for $59.99, and in three adapted editions. For the added year in a row, Sony will absolution a $69.99 MVP Archetype that is geared adjoin Design Dynasty players. It will awning 5,000 Stubs (the series’ in-game currency), one Sponsor Pack, 10 Accepted Packs, a gold-level Division Amateur Backpack and 31 PS4 themes, and it will arise in a Steelbook case featuring Griffey’s Seattle Mariners jersey.