Ryan Ripken When Cal Ripken Jr. gets together with his son, Ryan, they rekindle their rivalry. “He never let me win when I was a kid,” says Ryan Ripken, Cal’s 30-year-old son. “And I'm glad.

Now, he’s set to restart a Baltimore tradition. Cal Ripken Jr. set an All-Star Game record by getting elected via fan balloting 17 times – from 1984-87 and 1989-2001. The latter span covered ...

The nonprofit Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation’s mission has always been helping at-risk kids in distressed communities by providing mentors and giving them safe places to play, learn and grow.

It was always something sports related." Ripken, named after baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr., was a local celebrity of sorts for fans of animals and sports. He started his career in 2019 when he ...

Aug 9, 2019; Baltimore, MD, USA; Former Baltimore Orioles players Billy Ripken (3) and Cal Ripken Jr. (8) talk to the fans prior to the game against the Houston Astros at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The only other streaks of at least 600 consecutive games to begin in the divisional era (since 1969) are, of course, 1982-98 Cal Ripken Jr. (2,632 games), as well as 1975-83 Steve Garvey (1,207 ...