Cal Ripken Jr. recalls jogging around the baseball diamond at Camden Yards, pointing to his proud father, Cal Ripken Sr., who at one point managed his son with the Baltimore Orioles. On September 6, ...

A national TV audience. A cheering crowd that included the nation’s president. A 22-minute standing ovation that interrupted the game. All to watch a baseball player show up to work on Sept. 6, 1995.

Countless children across America have started their baseball journey by throwing with their father in the backyard or local park. It is a story as old as the game itself. Some kids have their dad as ...

Picture of an autographed Cal Ripken , Sr. 1987 Topps Baseball Card which sold for $225.10 on May 15, 2022. | Card Ladder We start our journey down memory lane with the patriarch of this baseball ...