30 years later: Ripken reflects on the game that changed baseball forever

Thirty years after he passed Lou Gehrig to set Major League Baseball’s consecutive games record, Cal Ripken Jr. returned to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to reflect on the legacy of that historic night.

Speaking with Orioles broadcaster Brett Hollander, Ripken Jr. reminisced about the night he broke the all-time consecutive games record at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, recalling personal moments and the atmosphere of the event

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In his conversation with Hollander, Ripken recalled several moments that he says remain as clear today as they were three decades ago.

Among them was a silent but powerful exchange with his father, Cal Sr., who watched from a nearby skybox.

“There was no words that were said,”