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**Cal Ripken Jr.** Signed Russell Athletic Diamond Authentic Baltimore Orioles Home Jersey. Authenticated by Schulte Sports.
**Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr.** , nicknamed " **[The Iron Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_man_\(sports_streak\) "Iron man \(sports streak\)")** ", is an American former [baseball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball "Baseball") [shortstop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortstop "Shortstop") and [third baseman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_baseman "Third baseman") who played 21 seasons in [Major League Baseball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball "Major League Baseball") (MLB) for the [Baltimore Orioles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles "Baltimore Orioles") (19812001). One of his position's most offensively productive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 [hits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_\(baseball\) "Hit \(baseball\)"), 431 [home runs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_runs "Home runs"), and 1,695 [runs batted in](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runs_batted_in "Runs batted in") during his career, and he won two [Gold Glove
Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award "Gold Glove Award") for his defense. He was a 19-time [All-Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game "Major League Baseball All-Star Game") and was twice named [American League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_League "American League") (AL) [Most Valuable Player (MVP)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award "Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award"). Ripken holds the [record for consecutive games played](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_consecutive_games_played_streaks "Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks"), 2,632, surpassing [Lou Gehrig](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig "Lou Gehrig")'s streak of 2,130 that had stood for 56 years and that many deemed [unbreakable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_records_considered_unbreakable "List of Major League Baseball records considered
unbreakable"). In [2007](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting "2007 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting"), he was elected to the [National Baseball Hall of Fame](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame "National Baseball Hall of Fame") in his first year of eligibility with 98.53% of votes, the sixth-highest election percentage ever.
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- Paddle#166$175