Griffey hits no. 600 against Marlins

(AP) – Ken Griffey Jr. insisted he never dreamed of joining baseball’s ultimate group of power hitters when he reached the majors 19 years ago.
“My father hit 152 home runs, and that’s who I wanted to be like,” said Griffey, who hit his 600th career homer Monday night to join Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa as the only players to do so.
Griffey connected off Mark Hendrickson in the first inning of the Cincinatti Reds’ 9-4 victory over the Florida Marlins. The 38-year-old slugger hit a 3-1 pitch 413 feet into the right-field seats with Jerry Hairston on third and one out.