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Ripken was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, the son of Violet Roberta "Vi" Ripken (née Gross) and Cal Ripken Sr.He has German, English, and Irish ancestry. [5] [6] Though the Ripkens called Aberdeen, Maryland, their home, they were often on the move because of Cal Sr.'s coaching duties with the Baltimore Orioles organization. [7]
Cal Ripken Jr. holds the most team records with 13, including hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, and home runs. The slugger, nicknamed " The Iron Man ", also holds the record for consecutive games played (2,632), surpassing Lou Gehrig on September 6, 1995 with his 2,131st consecutive game played. [ 3 ]
Listed height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Listed weight: 220 lb (100 kg) ... He was the first player to start in front of Cal Ripken Jr. to end Ripken's consecutive-games ...
The $12.5 million home is a sports lover’s paradise -- and we're not sure why he would ever want to live anywhere else.
Ripken managed Cal Jr. and Billy for the first time on July 11, in a 2–1 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The Havre de Grace Record wrote, "The Ripkens of Aberdeen became the first family of sports." [ 27 ] On September 14, during a 17–3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays , Ripken substituted Cal Jr. with Ron Washington after the eighth inning ...
The Kennewick National squad went 1-3 in its pool at the Cal Ripken Majors/70-foot tournament in Branson, Mo. After a 1-1 start, KN fell 6-4 to the host Branson team on Sunday, then lost 10-5 to ...
The Exeter Cal Ripken team of 12-and-under baseball players made an appearance on the field at Fenway Park in Boston, shaking hands with Red Sox players, Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
The other, Section 86, Row FF, Seat 10 in the left field bleachers, was the landing spot for Ripken's 278th home run as a shortstop, breaking Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks' record for the position. That home run was hit on July 15, 1993. Ripken finished his career with 345 home runs as a shortstop and 431 overall.