AP: Griffey will miss rest of season with groin strain

Ken Griffey Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of a strained groin, the latest in a string of injuries to Cincinnati’s All-Star outfielder… “He’s done,” manager Pete Mackanin said before the opener of a four-game series at San Francisco. “It’s a season-ending injury, but it could have been worse. It’s not the worst-case scenario, so we’re happy about that.”
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Had this injury happened earlier in the season, Griffey could have come back, Mackanin said. “But there’s no reason to do it now,” Mackanin said. “The outfield, it can be improved upon at Wrigley Field. I’m not blaming his injury on that, but it’s not one of the better surfaces in the league.”
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The 37-year-old Griffey has been on the disabled list eight times since 2000, missing nearly a month early in the 2006 season because of swelling behind his right knee and sitting out 22 of the last 24 games after dislocating a toe.

His playing time also has been limited by torn hamstrings, a torn knee tendon, a dislocated shoulder and a torn ankle tendon. He broke his left hand in an accident at home last December.