Cal Ripken Jr. doesn’t do half measures. The MLB great had a head start in the game thanks to his father Cal Sr. — a former ...

On Sept. 20, 1998, Cal Ripken took himself out of the starting lineup and did not play in the Baltimore Orioles’ loss to the New York Yankees, ending his consecutive-game streak at 2,632 games.

Among those following along was Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., who once stood in a similar spotlight when he broke New York Yankees great Lou Gehrig’s record for the most consecutive ...

On Saturday, The Cap Ripken Sr. Foundation hosted its 2025 annual Aspire Gala to celebrate the 30th anniversary of 2131, a commemorative baseball created by the MLB to honor Cal Ripken Jr's ...