1982 -- Baltimore’s Cal Ripken Jr. began his record consecutive games streak by starting at third base against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The 1980–1989 era of baseball cards marks a pivotal moment in the history of the hobby, representing the transition from the ...

Thirty years ago, former Baltimore Orioles player Cal Ripken Jr. became baseball's "Iron Man ... that meant playing every day. During his rookie season, Ripken said he learned how important ...

Ripken, named after baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr., was a local celebrity of sorts ... He eventually got his own Topps baseball card. Ripken was part of a ceremonial puck drop at a Carolina ...

After making a terrific impact as a rookie, the Japanese ace has attached ... His favorite player is Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., and Jose Bautista's go-ahead home run in 2015 ALDS ...

Sammie Quinn, Jackson Merrill's girlfriend, posted an image of the electric rookie enjoying a celebratory ... player is Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr., and Jose Bautista's go-ahead ...

That gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers, who have battled their way back into the thick of the AL Wild Card race ... Gunnar Henderson tied Cal Ripken Jr. in second place by ...

The Mets’ rookie right-hander hasn’t struggled ... Somehow, the dancing didn’t come up in conversation with Cal Ripken Jr. After receiving the call that the Mets were bringing him back ...

Cal Ripken Jr. knows a little something about turning ... went through a 4-for-57 stretch in the first month of his 1982 Rookie of the Year campaign. Ripken hit .073 over that span, which was ...

Baltimore asked permission from the Ripken family before giving number seven to Holliday. Cal Jr. helped announce the ... year of service time and win the Rookie of the Year award.” ...

BALTIMORE - Cal Ripken Jr. has been entrenched with the Baltimore ... He was a two-time Most Valuable Player, the 1982 Rookie of the Year, a World Champion in 1983, an eight-time Silver Slugger ...