O’s celebrate Ripken’s Iron Man anniversary

For Cal Ripken Jr., Tuesday was yet another opportunity to take the field at Camden Yards, despite whatever was physically ailing him. Ripken — on hand for the ceremonial first pitch as the Orioles paid tribute to his iconic moment in playing in his Major League-record 2,131st consecutive game — had a biking accident earlier in the day and flipped over his handle bars, jamming his right shoulder.

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