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Health has not been an issue for Ken in 2005

Don’t look now, but Ken Griffey Jr. is healthy and contributing in the Cincinnati Reds lineup. The 35-year old outfielder has been terribly injury prone over the last several seasons and had basically vanished out of the limelight. After a painfully slow start to this season, Junior has picked it up as of late and is now hitting cleanup for the Reds. While Cincinnati has been absolutely awful this year, fans can still take comfort in the fact that their native son and biggest star is starting to shine brightly once more.

Heading into Monday night’s action, Griffey has 33 RBIs on the year and is finally batting over .260 again. It’ll be a long road back near the top, but Griffey Jr. is steadily getting better as this season plays on. He had a home run and five RBIs versus Pittsburgh on Sunday and seems to be heating up. The 17-year veteran appears to be durable enough to play every day and the Reds couldn’t be happier. After all, Junior is making over $10 million this season. Who knows, maybe Griffey will actually earn it in 2005.