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 ...

Cards from the 1980s and 1990s hold a meaningful place in the hobby. Some of them still influence the market, years after ...

From Brooks Robinson to Cal Ripken Jr. and Johnny Unitas to Ray Lewis ... After winning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1982, Ripken was voted as the AL’s best player in 1983 as he helped ...

Ichiro gave hint of great things to come as a rookie, when he hit .350, collected 242 hits, and stole 56 bases. The 10-time ...

The National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed three more members into its hallowed halls Tuesday night as Ichiro Suzuki, CC ...

No one has ever walked through these doors with the sport-changing, Hall-changing, planet-changing possibilities of Ichiro.

I filled up all 10 slots on my Hall of Fame ballot this year. This is that column where I let you in on which 10 boxes I ...

You glimpsed Earl “The Pearl” Monroe spinning at the Civic Center, Cal Ripken Jr. catching the final out ... watching something beautiful. Ravens rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins intercepts ...

You glimpsed Earl “The Pearl” Monroe spinning at the Civic Center, Cal Ripken Jr. catching the final out ... He was a typically erratic rookie — brilliant against mighty Buffalo one week ...

ORIOLES: Cal Ripken Jr. This might be the toughest decision for any franchise ... Ruth is described on his Hall of Fame plaque as the "greatest drawing card in the history of baseball." Fans flocked ...

So, naturally, baseball card collectors want his card. Last year Topps used Holliday to reprise one of the most infamous baseball cards of all time — Billy Ripken’s 1989 Fleer card.