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"unable to shake reports of his petulant demeanor"

There's a sentence in the lede that reads Although popular with fans around the league, Griffey was unable to shake reports of his petulant demeanor throughout his major league baseball (sic) career. This seems problematic on a few levels.

Three articles are cited as the source for this claim. This is usually a sign that an editor is engaging in WP:SYNTHESIS, collecting sources to support a point of view, and that seems to be the case here. Two columns that mention, secondhand and without attribution, that he's described as "petulant" by other writers, and one that calls him "sometimes petulant".
How does one "shake" news reports of "petulant demeanor"? How do you verify one being able to shake or not shaking reports?
It's a really weird point to bring up in the second paragraph of the lede

I think there's a point to be made about the contrast between Griffey's polished persona and the way he rubbed some members of the media and the old baseball establishment the wrong way. But neither the phrasing nor the placement is doing it here. Ytoyoda (talk) 17:02, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete the "Although popular..." sentence and/or move it somewhere else and add references. It doesn't belong there even if it's true. Jshipley (talk) 12:26, 23 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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