Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Cal Ripken, Jr.
@CalRipkenJr
Official Twitter of the Iron Man! Baseball Hall of Famer. Philanthropist. Entrepreneur. Tweets from CRJ Team are signed – CRJ, Inc.





Wishing a happy 70th birthday to Hall of Famer Eddie Murray, a member of both the 500-home run club AND the 3,000-hit club 👏👏



Not enough people talk about Eddie Murray • .287/.359/.476 (.836 OPS), 129 OPS+ • 3255 H, 560 2B, 504 HR, 1917 RBI • 3x Silver Slugger, 3x Gold Glover • 1977 AL ROY with BAL, 8x AS • Higher OPS+ than Mattingly • 1983 WS Champ with BAL • Top 10 in MVP voting 8x • Top 5 in MVP voting 6x • Played 160+ games 6x • Batted at least .300 7x • Most GP at 1B in history • Higher OPS+ than Rickey • Nicknamed "Steady Eddie" • 68.7 WAR, 5397 total bases • On Switch-Hitter Rushmore • 392 Rbat, -9 Rbaser, 61 Rfield • Reached 20 HR 16x, 90 RBI 12x • MLB's all-time sac fly leader (128) • Always looked badass at all times • 73 writers didn't vote for him for HOF • 504 HR without reaching 35 in a year • .895 OPS in the 1996 playoffs, age 40 • HR from both sides in 2 straight games • Only struck out 100x once in 21 seasons • Led MLB in batting average in 1990 (.330) • (But didn't win the batting title, long story) • 1 of 7 players in MLB history with at least 3000 hits and 500 home runs, a list that includes some of the most accomplished hitters in the sport's history


Who is the best player in MLB history that never changed teams? (Traded as a prospect doesn’t count)




We'd like to buy an O, @patsajak! A warm welcome to two legends of their craft to tonight's game. #ALLCAPS


We have this many days untill Christmas! 🎄 9 Days! ⚽️ (Officially Single digits till Christmas) Robert Lewandowski days till Christmas! 🎅 RL9.








