LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- It appears the Braves are going to have to wait another day before Ken Griffey Jr. officially announces where he'll be playing this year.

Griffey spent a portion of Tuesday debating about whether to play in Seattle or Atlanta for this upcoming season, and he's expected to make his decision official on Wednesday.

If Griffey reveals that he's chosen the Braves during the early-morning hours, there's a chance he could participate in his team's first full-squad workout a few hours later. His home in Orlando, Fla., is located 20 minutes from where the Braves hold Spring Training.

Braves media relations director Brad Hainje said that the team is not planning to make an official announcement on Tuesday night.

"We are still kicking things around with my family and have not made a decision," Griffey told MLB.com from his home on Tuesday afternoon. "This is the first time in my career that I have been a free agent, and it's nerve-wracking."

Citing a source that is close to the veteran star and familiar with the ongoing negotiations, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported on Tuesday that Griffey has chosen the Braves over the Mariners.

Both Griffey and his agent, Brian Goldberg, said that story was not accurate. But in the hours that have followed, the basis of that story could indeed be accurate.

Braves general manager Frank Wren spoke with Goldberg on Tuesday afternoon. The fact that Seattle is a six-hour flight from the veteran outfielder's home certainly provides an advantage to the Braves. Atlanta is just a one-hour flight from Orlando.

Griffey said this has been a difficult decision, because "I love Seattle." The slugger made his Major League debut with the Mariners in 1989, and he spent the first 11 years of his career with them.

"You know how close I am to my wife and kids," Griffey said during a telephone interview with MLB.com.

Father Time has erased some of the skills that allowed Griffey to arguably become one of the greatest players of this generation. Griffey batted .249 with 18 homers and a .424 slugging percentage in 490 combined at-bats with the Reds and White Sox last season.

But the Braves plan to utilize him in a left-field platoon with the right-handed-hitting Matt Diaz, and this could certainly enhance the damage Griffey could produce with his picturesque left-handed stroke.

Griffey batted .272 with 14 homers and an .841 OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) against right-handed pitchers last season.

Over the course of the past four seasons, Griffey has hit .291 with a .908 OPS against right-handed pitchers and .231 with a .740 OPS against left-handed pitchers.