Ask Cal Ripken if he saved baseball, and he laughs. “I think I played a role in bringing baseball back,” he said. But if you had to pinpoint the exact date baseball was saved, the date when it became ...

When a game stalled at Camden Yards on Sept. 6, 1995, the curtain calls for Cal Ripken Jr. failing to quiet fans, the only way to get it moving again was to push him. Teammates Rafael Palmeiro and ...

Celebrities. Presidents. Flashbulbs exploding across the night sky. Legends. Teammates. Banners unfurling with pomp and circumstance. Exactly 25 years ago, on Sept. 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou ...

Rex Hudler pestered plate umpire Larry Barnett for a game-used baseball, one with the orange laces and number “8” stamp to commemorate Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig’s ...

The Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer offers wisdom on being a ‘gamer’—no matter what field you work in. On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. broke one of the most hallowed records in Major League ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) -- The Baltimore Orioles will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Cal Ripken Jr. record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game on Sunday, September 6, during their game against the ...

AP photo by Denis Paquin / Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. waves to the crowd as the sign in center field at Baltimore's Camden Yards reads 2,131, signifying Ripken had broken Lou Gehrig's ...

Cal Ripken Jr. had some help for his lap around Camden Yards this time. The Hall of Fame shortstop sat atop a red convertible while riding from the right-field corner across the outfield warning track ...

Social media often likes to share milestones and anniversaries that note how much time has passed since a particular event. Sometimes, those memories remind us of how old we’ve become. But often ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The Baltimore Orioles announced Wednesday the team will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game Sunday against the New York ...

BALTIMORE — Cal Ripken Jr. had some help for his lap around Camden Yards this time. The Hall of Fame shortstop sat atop a red convertible while riding from the right-field corner across the outfield ...