Ken Griffey Jr. had the sweetest swing in MLB history. Griffey had an excellent career with the Seattle Mariners and then played well for the Cincinnati Reds.
The Seattle Mariners traded Griffey to the Cincinnati Reds in February 2000 where he would go on to sign a nine-year deal with the Reds, worth $116.5 million.
The team, however, deferred half of the money to be paid over time, according to WLWT.
So, the Reds are still paying him and will still pay him an estimated $3.59 million through 2024.
That means the kid will be getting $17,968,750 between now and 2024. What a deal. Not bad for a man who hasn’t played for the team since 2008.
In total, with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox, Griffey has so far made over an estimated $154.4 million. After he is done getting paid by the Reds in 2024, that number will be at over an estimated $172.41 million.
