Editing Ken Griffey Jr. (section)

====2008====
On April 4, 2008, Griffey passed [[Reggie Jackson]] for 16th on the all-time list after driving in his 1,702nd run.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 5, 2008 |title=Utley continues hot streak vs. Cincy as Phils pound Reds |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280404117 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708083158/http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=280404117 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On June 9, Griffey hit his 600th home run on a 3–1 pitch from [[Mark Hendrickson]] of the [[Florida Marlins]] in the first inning at [[Land Shark Stadium]] in Miami. Fans of both teams gave him a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 9, 2008 |title=Griffey Hits 600th Career Home Run |work=[[Fox News]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/griffey-hits-600th-career-home-run |url-status=live |access-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612041134/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364781,00.html |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Despite being ranked second in the National League All-Star voting for outfielders for most of the first half of the season, Griffey finished fourth with 2,907,746 ballots, 87,000 votes behind [[Kosuke Fukudome]]. He was not selected to the [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] as a reserve. At the All-Star Break, Griffey was batting .239 with 12 home runs and 42 RBI. "I always have a backup plan... If you can't hit a tough lefty, bunt. If you can't hit a tough righty, bunt. If you can't go to the All-Star Game, go to the Bahamas," Griffey said.<ref>{{cite web |author=Sheldon |first=Mark |date=June 26, 2008 |title=Volquez named to All-Star staff |url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080706&content_id=3076321&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717005533/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080706&content_id=3076321&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin |archive-date=July 17, 2008 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |website=[[Cincinnati Reds]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>

On July 30, Griffey hit his 608th career home run in his last game for the Reds.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 31, 2008 |title=Griffey, Dunn both hammer homers to snap Reds' five-game slump |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/280730118 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106015244/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/280730118 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

Griffey was criticized by some for his effort during his stint with the Reds. [[Gregg Doyel]] had this to say of the years Griffey was with the Reds in comparison to the 2010 Reds team: "It's a different Reds team than the older, beer-bellied softball teams of recent years. Those Reds were Ken Griffey and [[Adam Dunn]] lounging on the clubhouse's leather couches, hitting home runs, misplaying balls in the outfield, and thinking they had it all figured out, when all they knew how to do was lose."<ref>{{cite web |last=Doyel |first=Gregg |date=September 2, 2010 |title=Cincinnati deserves this fun, successful Reds team |url=http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/13867227/cincinnati-deserves-this-fun-successful-reds-team |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129155844/http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/13867227/cincinnati-deserves-this-fun-successful-reds-team |archive-date=January 29, 2012 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |website=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref>