Griffey sneaks up on 600 home runs
Published 5/11/2008 at Newsday.com - Mets
Ken Griffey Jr. almost inched closer to his milestone in the first game Saturday, grazing the rightfield fence for a double in the eighth inning. That kept him at 597 career home runs entering the second game Saturday night, and was a reminder of how prolific Griffey is and how much more he could have been.
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