June 28: O’s hosting ‘Marvel Day’ and Cal Ripken Jr. ‘Iron Man Bobblehead Giveaway’
(Cal Ripken Jr. Breaks Lou Gehrig’s 2130 consecutive game record on September 6, 1995)
The Baltimore Orioles will celebrate one of the most remarkable feats in professional sports, as the club recognizes the 30th anniversary of National Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. surpassing the once thought to be unbreakable record for consecutive games played. Ripken solidified himself as baseball’s version of Iron Man on September 6, 1995, when he took the field for his 2,131st consecutive game, passing National Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig’s mark of 2,130 games.
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To kick off the celebrations, the Orioles will host Marvel Day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday, June 28, as the club hosts the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:05 p.m. The day will be highlighted by the Cal Ripken Jr. | Iron Man Bobblehead presented by MDOT’s Work Zone Safety Campaign, for the first 20,000 fans.
This soon to be a collector’s item bobblehead depicts Ripken inspired by the popular superhero, his familiar moniker, and one of Marvel’s most iconic Avengers.
“In many ways the 1995 season seems like yesterday. Thirty years has flown by but the memories from that season and the night of September 6, are still fresh in my mind. I am looking forward to celebrating the anniversary of 2131 with all the fans at Oriole Park and grateful to the organization wanting to mark the date,” shared Ripken.
“As I have said many times, the streak was really the culmination of the approach to the game that my dad taught us. The result was the streak and so many of the memories are of exchanges with the fans over the years about what it meant to them and their own personal streaks. It will be a fun celebration and a great look back, not to mention a pretty cool Iron Man bobblehead.”
Baseball's new Iron Man
— ESPN (@espn) April 8, 2020@CalRipkenJr officially breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record with 2,131 straight
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The club will also welcome Ripken to the ballpark, and host a celebration on Saturday, September 6, when the teams hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:05 p.m., and honor the official 30th anniversary of the record-breaking night. Additional details will be announced closer to the date.
The best way to secure the same seats to both the June 28, and September 6, games is by purchasing the 10 Game Orange Pack at Orioles.com/Memberships. Tickets are also available individually at Orioles.com/Tickets.
“Go O’s”
For more on Cal Jr. breaking Lou Gehrig’s 2,130 consecutive game record, see the video below.
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(Source: MLB)
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