Editing Ken Griffey Jr. (section)

====Departure from Seattle (1999–2000)====
Griffey formerly lived in the same neighborhood in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] as golfer [[Payne Stewart]]. After Stewart's [[1999 South Dakota Learjet crash|death in a plane crash]] on October 25, 1999, Griffey started expressing a desire to live closer to his relatives in his hometown of Cincinnati. Not only did Griffey want to live closer, but he wanted to be able to raise his kids, Trey and Taryn (Tevin was not born at the time). On February 10, 2000, Griffey was traded to the Reds for pitcher [[Brett Tomko]], outfielder [[Mike Cameron]], and minor leaguers [[Antonio Pérez (baseball)|Antonio Perez]] and Jake Meyer. Griffey signed a nine-year, $112.5 million contract with the Reds following the trade, with a club option for a 10th.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 12, 2000 |title=Griffey Dealt to Reds in Five Player Deal |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[CNN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2000/02/10/griffey_trade_ap/ |url-status=dead |access-date=March 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010514135212/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2000/02/10/griffey_trade_ap/ |archive-date=May 14, 2001}}</ref> Earlier that offseason, Griffey vetoed a trade to the [[New York Mets]] for [[Roger Cedeño]], [[Octavio Dotel]], and a relief pitcher variously reported as [[Dennis Cook]] or [[Armando Benítez]].<ref name="metstrade">{{cite news |date=December 14, 1999 |title=Griffey rejects Mariners' trade with Mets |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/1999/1213/231893.html |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Clair |first1=Michael |date=April 6, 2020 |title=What if Griffey had accepted that trade to the Mets? |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ken-griffey-jr-traded-to-mets-possibilities |access-date=April 13, 2020 |work=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> Griffey's agent, Brian Goldberg, said afterward that Griffey would only accept a trade to the Reds, and "[i]f he can't go to Cincinnati, then he's going back to Seattle for the final year of his contract."<ref name="metstrade" />