Editing Ken Griffey Jr. (section)

==Personal life==
In April 2007, Griffey was diagnosed with [[pleurisy]], an inflammation of the lining of the cavity surrounding the lungs which can cause painful respiration and other symptoms.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 27, 2007 |title=Patience for Patient Griffey |url=http://www.wtap.com/sports/headlines/7232761.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928102839/http://www.wtap.com/sports/headlines/7232761.html |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=April 26, 2011 |website=[[WTAP-TV]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 28, 2007 |title=Griffey is limited by pleurisy |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-28-sp-bbnotes28-story.html}}</ref>

Griffey and his wife Melissa have three children: [[Trey Griffey|Ken Griffey III (Trey)]], daughter Taryn Kennedy, and son Tevin Kendall. Trey was a [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) (2017–2019).<ref>{{cite web |author=Kelly |first=Omar |date=August 15, 2017 |title=Dolphins have O-line issues to iron out; Miami signs Ken Griffey Jr.'s son |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-offensive-line-20170815-story.html |access-date=August 15, 2017 |website=[[Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref> Taryn attended the [[University of Arizona]] and played for the [[Arizona Wildcats women's basketball|women's basketball team]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |title=Taryn Griffey – 2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster |url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/taryn-griffey/5043 |access-date=July 24, 2016 |website=[[Arizona Wildcats]]}}</ref>

The Griffey family resides in [[Windermere, Florida]], where [[Ken Griffey Sr.]] also lives.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 5, 2010 |title=Dad: Ken Griffey Jr. happy and relieved to be retired |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=5253282 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |website=[[ESPN]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name="SI">{{cite magazine |last1=Reiter |first1=Ben |date=June 29, 2016 |title=Ken Griffey Junior prepares for his proper baseball send off as the Hall awaits |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2016/06/29/ken-griffey-jr-hall-of-fame-where-are-they-now |access-date=July 4, 2016 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>

Griffey was named an American Public Diplomacy Envoy by Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] on November 18, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=November 19, 2008 |title=Ken Griffey Jr. goes to Washington, makes us all feel older |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Ken-Griffey-Jr-goes-to-Washington-makes-us-all?urn=mlb,123207 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207051557/https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Ken-Griffey-Jr-goes-to-Washington-makes-us-all?urn=mlb,123207 |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |access-date=February 16, 2011 |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref>

Griffey has a [[private pilot certificate]] and owns a [[Cirrus SR22]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Benét J. |date=September 5, 2013 |title=Stars will shine at AOPA Aviation Summit: Celebrities offer star power in Fort Worth |url=http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/September/05/Stars-will-shine-at-AOPA-Aviation-Summit.aspx |access-date=October 17, 2013 |website=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]}}</ref>

Since 2015, Griffey has worked as a sports photographer, and has been credentialed to shoot [[MLB]], [[MLS]], [[NFL]], and [[IndyCar]] events and the [[2025 Masters Tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/09/26/ken-griffey-jr-photos-cowboys-cardinals-game-hall-of-famer|title=Ken Griffey Jr.’s Photos From NFL Game Show Off Baseball Hall of Famer’s Other Talent|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|first=Madison|last=Williams|date=September 28, 2023|accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/03/26/randy-johnson-photography-ken-griffey-jr-mlb-mariners/73100497007/|title=Photography becomes new pastime for MLB legends Randy Johnson and Ken Griffey Jr.|work=[[USA Today]]|first=Bob|last=Nightengale|author-link=Bob Nightengale|date=March 26, 2024|accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4820733/2023/08/30/ken-griffey-jr-inter-miami-photographer-messi/|title=Ken Griffey Jr. works Inter Miami vs. Nashville SC match as a photographer|work=[[The Athletic]]|first=|last=|date=August 30, 2023|accessdate=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Colgan |first1=James |title=Ken Griffey Jr.’s Masters assignment is much bigger than photography |url=https://golf.com/news/ken-griffey-jr-masters-commitment-photography-bigger-2025/ |website=Golf.com |access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref>

The video game ''[[MLB The Show 17]]'' includes Griffey as the cover athlete for the American version of the game.

The Griffey family joined as a minority owner in the [[Seattle Sounders FC]] on November 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Baseball Hall of Famer and Seattle icon Ken Griffey Jr. and family join Sounders FC Ownership Group |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2020/11/17/baseball-hall-famer-and-seattle-icon-ken-griffey-jr-and-family-join-sounders-fc |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=[[Seattle Sounders FC]]}}</ref>

On May 26, 2024, Griffey drove the pace car for the [[2024 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 20, 2024 |title=Baseball legend Ken Griffey Jr. to drive pace car at 108th Indianapolis 500 |url=https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2024/05/20/05-20-Griffey-PaceCar-IMS |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]}}</ref>

===Suicide attempt===
In January 1988, Griffey attempted suicide by swallowing 277 [[aspirin]] pills but wound up in intensive care at Providence Hospital in [[Mount Airy, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite news |date=March 16, 1992 |title=Griffey Jr. Recalls Attempted Suicide |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/16/sports/griffey-jr-recalls-attempted-suicide.html?pagewanted=1 |access-date=April 24, 2010}}</ref> Griffey Jr. cited arguments with his father, depression, and anger as reasons for his attempted suicide.<ref name="suicide">{{cite news |author=Finnigan |first=Bob |date=March 15, 1992 |title=Young Cry For Help – At 17, Griffey Jr. Attempted Suicide; Now He Warns Others |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920315/1481176/young-cry-for-help----at-17-griffey-jr-attempted-suicide-now-he-warns-others |access-date=April 24, 2010}}</ref> On his failed attempt, he said, "It seemed like everyone was yelling at me in baseball, then I came home and everyone was yelling at me there. I got depressed. I got angry. I didn't want to live."<ref name="suicide"/> He stated that he had also previously contemplated taking his own life, but he had not acted on it until this incident.<ref name="suicide"/> After Griffey swallowed the aspirin, his girlfriend's mother drove him to the hospital.<ref name="suicide"/> While in intensive care, he ripped the [[Intravenous therapy|IV]] from his arm in order to stop an argument between him and his father.<ref name="suicide"/> Both Griffey and his father stated that the incident changed their relationship, and since then, there has been better understanding for both of them.<ref name="suicide"/>