Ken Griffey Jr. apparently wants a final chance to win a World Series title.

Griffey Jr. on Thursday agreed to a trade that will send him to the first-place Chicago White Sox.

As a player with at least 10 years of major-league service and five with the same club, the veteran outfielder had the right to veto any trade.

Griffey, earning $12.5 million this season in the final year of his contract, is owed more than $4 million in salary.

The Reds received pitcher Nick Masset and infielder Danny Richar in return for the 38-year-old Griffey, who is batting .245 this season with 15 home runs and 53 RBI in 359 at-bats. Earlier this season, Griffey hit his 600th career home run.

The White Sox attempted to acquire Griffey from the Reds at the trade deadline in 2005, but the deal reportedly was nixed by Reds ownership for financial reasons.

While the Reds (51-58) are out of the playoff hunt, the White Sox (60-46) currently lead the American League Central by 1 1/2 games over the Minnesota Twins and five over the Detroit Tigers.

It is not clear how the White Sox will utilize Griffey. They are set at the corner outfield spots with Carlos Quentin in left and Jermaine Dye in right, and Griffey has not patrolled center field regularly since 2006.

The White Sox could move Nick Swisher to first base to open center for Griffey, a move that would reduce the playing time of first baseman Paul Konerko and designated hitter Jim Thome.

Konerko has hit just .212 (14-for-66) since coming off the disabled list on July 8.