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    24 Things That Prove Ken Griffey Jr. Was The Coolest Baseball Player Ever

    Everyone loved The Kid. Here are some things that might make you love him even more.

    1. He once played a game in a backwards hat, platinum cleats, and a fake tattoo of his own logo on his arm

    2. He played the role of a villain in a baseball movie

    3. And looked incredibly cool in this badass scene

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    4. He had the most popular rookie card ever

    5. He single-handedly almost got human cloning legalized

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    6. He made catches like this

    7. And broke his wrist making this classic web gem

    8. He had his very own Super Nintendo game

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    9. And he was the only person cool enough to be allowed to use their real name

    10. He made an appearance on The Simpsons

    11. In 1996 he ran for President of The United States

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    12. He also had his own Nintendo 64 game

    13. And had his own cheat code that allowed him to hit a home run evey time he came to bat

    14. His swing looked like this

    15. He was in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    16. And he turned down Hilary!

    17. He has his own rap song

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    18. He made wearing your hat backwards cool

    19. He once competed in a celebrity slam dunk contest

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    20. Everyone immitated his batting stance at some point in their life

    21. Michael Jordan took up baseball just so he could get The Kid's autograph

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    22. He saved baseball and landed the cover of GQ

    23. He hit A LOT of home runs. 630 to be exact.

    24. He could run from first to home in about 1.4 seconds

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