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Cal Ripken Jr. buying Tampa Bay Rays' minor league affiliate
Cal Ripken Jr. is buying a minor league baseball franchise in Florida. Ripken Baseball has purchased the Class A Vero Beach Rays of the Florida State League. As part of the deal, the team will relocate to Florida's west coast in Port Charlotte for the start of the 2009 season.
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Happy Birthday, Cal Ripken Jr.
Ripken Jr. revolutionized the shortstop position while playing in a record 2,632 consecutive games, all for the Baltimore Orioles. His record-breaking 2,130th straight game is remembered as one of baseball's greatest moments and credited with saving the sport.
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Weekend warriors to bat against Cal Ripken
In 21 seasons in the major leagues, iron man Cal Ripken Jr. never threw an official pitch. The former Baltimore Orioles shortstop and Hall of Famer should have more than enough arm strength, though, to challenge 10 batters in a home run derby Sept. 14 in Oakland.
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