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“It’s been a great run,” Cal Ripken Jr. said at a June 19, 2001, news conference announcing his retirement at season’s end.

By Mike Klingaman

Jun 16, 2019

LSU right-hander Ben McDonald is the only player the Orioles have selected with the first overall pick of the MLB draft. That will change Monday night.

By Nathan Ruiz

May 30, 2019

April 28, 2000: Mike Bordick’s seventh home run helps the Orioles defeat the Texas Rangers, 4-3, before an announced 44,092 at Camden Yards. With 29 RBIs, Bordick breaks the one-month team record for RBIs by a shortstop held by Cal Ripken Jr.

By Mike Klingaman

Apr 28, 2019

Former Orioles outfielder Adam Jones and his wife are selling their 24-acre Baltimore County estate, less than a year after buying it from Cal Ripken Jr. in an auction.

By Colin Campbell

Mar 7, 2019

Six-time All-Star Joe Mauer announced his retirement on Monday. He was the last player to be represented by Baltimore-based agent Ron Shapiro, who also represented many Orioles stars, including Cal Ripken Jr., Eddie Murray and Jim Palmer.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 14, 2018

In the end, the unthinkable has become reality. The Aberdeen community looks foolish, because of the pigheadedness of its elected leaders. The city is going to end up spending a lot more tax dollars than it should have

The Orioles re-signed infielder Ryan Ripken and seven other minor league free agents.

By Jon Meoli

Sep 25, 2018

The six-bedroom Falls Road home is on the market for $2.695 million.

By Sarah Meehan

Aug 14, 2018

As part of the Blue Crab week-long experience in Aberdeen, brothers Cal and Billy Ripken helped host and participated in a skills competition, clinic and Q&A at Leidos Field on Wednesday evening.

Remember when Paul Blair, Earl Weaver and Johnny Unitas were in the news?

By Mike Klingaman

Jul 8, 2018

Chris Davis recorded his Orioles-record 1,306th strikeout in the eighth inning of Saturday's 5-4 loss in Minnesota.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jul 7, 2018

Chris Davis’ ninth-inning strikeout Thursday night was his 1,305th with the Orioles, tying him with Cal Ripken Jr. for the most in Orioles franchise history.

By C.J. Doon

Jul 6, 2018

Chris Davis' ninth-inning strikeout Thursday night was his 1,305th with the Orioles, tying Ripken for first on the Orioles' all-time list.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jul 6, 2018

The Orioles (37-25) maintain their grip on first place, taking two of three on the road in both Boston and Milwaukee, thanks to Cal Ripken Jr.’s hot bat.

By Mike Klingaman

Jun 10, 2018

Ronald M. Shapiro is best known as the sports agent for superstars like Cal Ripken and Eddie Murray. But his five-decade career is most remarkable for the sheer number of ways he has contributed to Baltimore, dating from the moment he first arrived here after law school.

Cal Ripken Jr. was the best player on the 1988 team that started the season 0-21 and was the losingest team in baseball that year. He certainly feels the pain of this year's Orioles.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 6, 2018

Cal Ripken Jr. announces a new MLB and USA Baseball initiative called  “Hit and Run Baseball,” a modified version of youth baseball. It picks up the pace and gets players more active with fewer innings, batters and pitches.

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones purchased Cal Ripken Jr.'s estate for "a fraction" of its initial listing, according to a report.

By Eduardo A. Encina

May 17, 2018

Slumping Orioles Dennis Martinez, Cal Ripken Jr. and Ken Singleton rise from the depths while Tippy Martinez gets the A's to go fishing. Meanwhile, the 1983 O's move back into first place.

By Mike Klingaman

May 5, 2018

Former Oriole Cal Ripken Jr. will travel to the Czech Republic to conduct baseball skills clinics for kids, meet with coaches and dignitaries, and hold public discussions on the sport.

Former Orioles Hall of Fame infielder Cal Ripken Jr. will receive the National Museum of American History's "Great Americans" medal on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the

Cal Ripken Jr., Jack Marin and Jim Palmer were on the sports pages this time of year.

By Mike Klingaman

Apr 8, 2018

The Orioles lost on Opening Day in 1983. It was hardly a sign of things to come.

By Mike Klingaman

Apr 1, 2018

Looking back at and catching up with the 1983 Orioles, who won the team's most recent World Series, over the Phillies in five games.

Aberdeen Mayor Patrick McGrady said Monday “there is no deal” in place for the city to sell Ripken Stadium.

By Jeff Barker

Oct 9, 2017

Ripken’s hometown dispute concerns, puzzles Aberdeen residents

By Jeff Barker

Oct 6, 2017

Infielder Ryan Ripken, son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., re-signed with the Orioles on a minor league contract.

By Jon Meoli

Oct 3, 2017

It's a mutual decision, according to the New York Daily News.

By Jonas Shaffer

Sep 12, 2017

The Orioles brought back 20 members of 1992 team for weekend celebration

By Peter Schmuck

Aug 18, 2017

Peter Schmuck delivers five lists of five favorite people, places and things

By Peter Schmuck

Aug 18, 2017

Adam Kolarek, a Catonsville High grad and lifelong Orioles fan, is in the majors for the first time with the Rays

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jul 1, 2017

Ryan Ripken looking to make good on Orioles opportunity

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jun 21, 2017

Fred Manfra calls his final game as the Orioles' radio play-by-play broadcaster.

Cal Ripken has a new girlfriend.

By Sarah Meehan

May 24, 2017

Bill Ripken, a former Oriole and brother of star Cal Ripken Jr., read to children at the Abingdon Library Saturday. He is the co-owner of Ripken Baseball, the parent company of the Aberdeen IronBirds, which is promoting a new ticket plan to help raise money for the Harford County Public Library.

By David Anderson

Mar 5, 2017

Concerns that Ripken Baseball or the Aberdeen IronBirds might be flying out of Harford County, based on two startling developments last year, were put to rest Tuesday by the head IronBird, the Iron Man himself, Cal Ripken Jr.

By Randy McRoberts

Mar 2, 2017

Friday night, Brooks Robinson and Cal Ripken Jr. shared the stage at the 13th annual Aspire Gala at the Waterfront Marriott.

By Mike Klingaman

Feb 25, 2017

The biggest sports stories of 2016 were also some of the biggest news stories of the year.

And almost all of them involved