Now, he's going to the All-Star Game," Weaver said. Frederick Keys activated 1B Ryan Ripken from the 7-day injured list. Details on the nuptials are scant, however the new Mrs. Ripken already changed her name on her official court bio page.

♦ Registered first professional hit, a double on 6/25 at GCL Cardinals. [79] He became the first Major League shortstop ever to tally 30 home runs and 200 or more hits or 30 home runs and 40 or more doubles. He then returned to the Delmarva Shorebirds for four seasons (2014-2017) before becoming the Frederick Keys manager again for the 2018 season. ", "Ryan Minor added to Delmarva coaching staff", "Orioles Name Minor League Managers, Staff", "Baltimore Orioles Parting Ways with Keys Coaching Staff", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ryan_Minor&oldid=973576955, All-American college men's basketball players, American expatriate baseball players in Canada, Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, September 13, 1998, for the Baltimore Orioles, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 18 August 2020, at 01:06. [102] On August 1, he played in his 2,000th consecutive game, a 1–0 victory over the Twins at the Metrodome. [90] However, he did win his second Gold Glove Award. Ripken played shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles for 21 seasons. Many baseball fans within and outside of the United States tuned into ESPN to watch Ripken surpass Lou Gehrig's 56-year-old record for consecutive games played (2,130 games). He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP). 1B Ryan Ripken assigned to Baltimore Orioles. IF Ryan Ripken assigned to Baltimore Orioles. 2 Draft Pick, Ripken, Fans 17 in 1978 Championship", "2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft", "Mix future stars, Chill 33 innings, serve IL Classic", "Ripken firing opens door for minority hiring", "Valenzuela Stays Hot, Cools White Sox; Orioles Charge to 6–0 Victory as Ripken Gets 2,000th Hit and Hoiles Homers Again", "Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game", "Sep 6, 1995: Ripken breaks record for consecutive games played", "O's move shifts Ripken to 3rd; 15-year tenure at short is over after signing of free agent Bordick; Ripken nod seals the deal; Gillick says changes help defense, pitching", "Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6", "Extra-ordinary O's; Alomar's hit in 9th, home run in 12th win playoff series; Yankees are next opponent; Indians fall, 4–3, despite racking up record 23 strikeouts", "Yanks end O's wild ride; New York's six-run third finishes O's collapse at Camden, ends series in 5; Error, Fielder's HR are key; O's drop 3rd straight here; N.Y. back in World Series for first time since 1981", "A case of delayed gratification; After 1 day wait, O's, fans blown away by good news in opener; O's BIG DAY: WIN, 4–2, SIGN RIPKEN, TOO", "Ripken decides against surgery; Third baseman says disk problem in back is on the mend", "After fine year, O's face large challenge; Baseball: The Mariners and Randy Johnson are imposing opponents in the first round of the playoffs", "After 2,632 consecutive games, Iron Man takes a seat", "Road rally has Mussina in Cy race; 2-run 7th, 4-run 8th lift O's by Red Sox, 6–1, give ace 13th victory; Martinez injury opens door; Ripken returns, caps 8th with 2-run single", "Bordick, Surhoff rise with spots in order; Rhodes talks on hold; Ripken return may wait", "Ripken leaves mark on Atlanta; With O's not returning until 2001, third baseman goes out with 6-for-6 bang", "Rikpen milestone hits home; In 2nd game back, O's 3rd baseman hits 400th career homer; He's 29th on long-ball list; Ripken 'relieved' that HR quest is over", "Ripken needs '00 for 3,000, but is that it? He was selected to the All-Star Game but sat out because of the injury, marking the first All-Star Game that he missed since his rookie season. [23], To begin Ripken's minor league career, the Orioles assigned him to the Bluefield Orioles of the rookie Appalachian League. [171] In 2018, Ripken married Laura S. Kiessling, née Kaufman, an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge. A spokesman for the Aberdeen Police said the two incidents appeared unrelated. Ripken is considered one of the best shortstops and third basemen in baseball history.

1B Ryan Ripken assigned to Hagerstown Suns from GCL Nationals. Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, "33rd Round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft", "Newark Bears Fan Speaks with September's Fan Club Player of the Month, Ryan Minor! The 58-year-old former shortstop and his first wife Kelly Ripken, to whom he was married about 30 years, divorced in April of 2016. [105] Although he was injured at both the beginning and the end of the 1999 season and also mourned the loss of his father and former coach Cal Ripken Sr. only a few days before 1999's opening game, he hit 18 homers in 332 at-bats (one HR every 18.4 AB's). "[155], A poll of fans by MLB.com ranked Ripken's 2,131st straight game the "Most Memorable Moment" in MLB history, leading such moments as Gehrig's farewell speech in 1939 and Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in 1947. Despite a story written by SABR, Ripken was selected with the Orioles' predetermined draft pick, not through a forfeited pick from the Boston Red Sox after the Sox selected Dick Drago in the 1977 re-entry draft. 1B Ryan Ripken assigned to Delmarva Shorebirds from Aberdeen IronBirds. 1B Ryan Ripken assigned to Hagerstown Suns from GCL Nationals. [61] Ripken finished the year batting a career-low .252, but he still hit 27 home runs, had 98 RBIs, and walked a career-high 81 times. He’s the Iron Man. I started seeing people I knew ... Those were the people that had been around the ballpark all those years, and it was really a wonderful human experience. The Official Site of Minor League Baseball, 9/5 -- Harrisburg Ties Series With 5-4 Win, 8/21 -- Baysox Walk Off in Wild 7-6 Affair, 7/30 -- Baysox Clinch Series with Thrilling 6-5 Win, 7/21 -- Altoona Completes 8-6 Comeback Win. Ripken finished the game, but afterward, Dr. Charles Silverstein ordered him to rest for 24 hours. "[40] After that, Ripken hit well for the rest of the season. He has been active in charity work throughout his career and is still considered an ambassador of the game. [159], Billy and Cal Ripken are one of only four two-brother combinations in major league history to play second base/shortstop on the same club. People not only showed me their kindness, but more importantly, they demonstrated their love of the game of baseball. That year, Ripken also won the AL Rookie of the Year Award and began his consecutive games played streak. [33] Ripken finished the season batting .182 without an extra-base hit as the Orioles finished fourth in the second half of the season. "[13] Despite Morrison's concerns, Ripken did move to shortstop as a sophomore, combining strong fielding with a team-leading 10 runs batted in (RBI). [158], Ripken has stated that he never felt comfortable being compared to Gehrig. Against the Texas Rangers in the second game of the season, he sprained his ankle on a fielding play. [83], At the end of the 1991 season, Memorial Stadium, the Orioles' home since 1954, saw its last MLB game against the Tigers. My advantage is that I know the game well. [123], Ripken's 1999 season ended early due to injury when he was only nine hits away from joining the 3,000 hit club. He was replaced for the 2014 Frederick Keys season by Luis Pujols. ♦ Recorded a hit in eight of his final 10 games with the Keys before being transferred to Bowie on 7/16.

The record had been held by Sachio Kinugasa of Japan. #Orioles (via @cbsbaltimore) pic.twitter.com/pxCDmZGlsx. He was the first Oriole other than Eddie Murray since 1979 to lead the team in home runs, with 25. [44] Aided by Ripken, the Orioles contended for the playoffs until they lost to the Milwaukee Brewers on the final day of the season.[45]. That year, Ripken Sr. became the first manager to write two of his sons into the lineup card when both Ripken Jr. and his brother and fellow Oriole, Billy Ripken, played in the same game on July 11. [115] During the season, he suffered from nerve damage that at times kept him from being able to sit on the bench.

Once I started thinking about it, I saw we had more than enough to fill a book. However, he chose to play baseball instead, and was drafted in the 33rd round of the 1996 MLB Amateur Draft.[1]. He responded by striking out 55 batters in ​46 1⁄3 innings pitched with three shutouts while batting .339 with 21 hits and nine RBIs. He was named an All-Star after the season. 2018 He joined the Lancaster Barnstormers for their inaugural 2005 season. [105] However, his season highlight came on September 6. [42] On July 1, Weaver decided to permanently shift Ripken to shortstop, deciding that it was harder to find a shortstop who could hit than it was to find a third baseman who could hit. 1B Ryan Ripken assigned to GCL Nationals. "[47] At season's end, Ripken had set Orioles' records for RBIs by a shortstop (102) and hits by all players (211). Just shy of being married for 30 years, Cal Ripken, and his now ex-wife, Kelly Ripken, are announcing that their marriage is officially over. The race was also the first race held after the September 11, 2001, attacks as the race scheduled for Loudon a week earlier had been postponed in the wake of the attacks. He then split time in the 2001 season between the Expos and the Ottawa Lynx. Ripken batted .271 with 14 home runs and 61 RBIs in 1998. [26] His performance earned him a brief call-up to the Charlotte Orioles of the Double-A Southern League; Ripken batted .180 in a month with them, albeit with three home runs. [195], In October 2007, Ripken began working as a studio analyst for TBS Sports during the 2007 Major League Baseball playoffs. [138] Along with his brother Billy, he formed the Cal Ripken Sr., Foundation in 2001 to give underprivileged children the opportunity to attend baseball camps around the country and learn the game. [82] His home run off of former Orioles and then Montreal Expos pitcher Dennis Martínez was the defining moment of American League's 4–2 victory in the 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. [164] On March 30, 2008, I-395's eastern branch in Baltimore, from I-95 to Conway Street, was named Cal Ripken Way. [118] Ripken returned to the lineup for the final seven games of the season, on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox. [156] The writeup in the 1996 Sporting News Baseball Guide, which was written shortly after Ripken set the record, called the streak "what almost everyone considered the high point of the major league season. In 2013, Ripken sold the Augusta GreenJackets to Agon Sports & Entertainment. He switched back to third base for the final five years of his career.