Best Selling Author

Having a very unique set of experiences throughout his life, …Ripken has established himself a best-selling author. His books have all landed on various best seller lists including The Only Way I Know; Play Baseball The Ripken Way; Parenting Young Athletes The Ripken Way; The Longest Season and Get In The Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make The Difference.

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Corporate Speaker

Over the years, Cal has evolved into one of the most sought-after… corporate speakers in the country. His speech provides audiences with reflections on hard work, and success that can be applied on and off the field, based on his 8 elements of perseverance and stories from his exhilarating career and life in baseball. Cal has spoken to Fortune 500 companies including Walmart, Amazon, United Healthcare and more.

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Spokesman

During and post MLB career, Cal has served as a spokesman for… numerous brands across many industries including Chevy, Coca-Cola, Wisk Laundry Detergent, Energizer, Kellogg’s, Transitions Lenses, LifeBridge Health System, John Deer, Roy Rogers Restaurants and Oppenheimer Funds.

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Media Personality

As a result of his deep understanding of and ability to breakdown the game… of baseball, Cal has become a desired media guest and established media personality. From regular appearances on national sports and entertainment media outlets to being an integral part of the TBS MLB Post-Season broadcast team for a decade and having a weekly radio show on Sirius for years, Cal is a welcomed personality across the media landscape.

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The Businessman

Ripken’s name has become synonymous with strength, character, perseverance and integrity. After retiring from the game in 2001 he remained dedicated to baseball through the establishment and growth of his business ventures, Ripken Baseball and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation.

In this chapter of his life Ripken is using the platform that baseball has provided him to help grow the game he loves at the grassroots level.

The Philanthropist

For the last 18 years, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has worked tirelessly to implement youth development programs and create parks that directly address the problems facing at-risk youth in distressed communities across the country.

THE IRONMAN

Cal Ripken is baseball’s all-time “Iron Man.” He retired from the game in October 2001 after 21 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles. His name appears in the record books repeatedly, most notably as one of only ten players in history to achieve 400 home runs and 3,000 hits. On July 29, 2007 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Adjusts Mission for Immediate Needs, Surpasses Three Million Mark in Distributing Meals During Strike Out Hunger Campaign

When COVID-19 struck, we were all stunned, confused and scared. At that time, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation was focusing its energies on the programs that they have grown nationally - constructing Youth Development Parks to provide kids in underserved communities...

Cal Joins Twitter to Launch Strike Out Hunger 2020 Campaign with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation

Cal made his Twitter debut on April 7th, delighting baseball fans around the world and for an important reason; with the COVID-19 global pandemic affecting millions of people in the United States and abroad, one of the areas most impacted by the crisis is and...

Cooking Things Up With Gordon Ramsay

Cal recently joined world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to help with revitalization efforts in Ellicott City, Maryland as part of an upcoming episode of Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, SOS. The show takes on its biggest makeover challenge to date,...

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CAL THE PERSON

the businessman

THE PHILANTHROPIST

THE IRONMAN

IN THE NEWS

CONTACT

Cal Ripken, Jr. is baseball’s all-time “Iron Man”, Hall of Famer and now … American business leader. Raised in a baseball family Cal's playing career spanned 21 seasons, all with his hometown Baltimore Orioles.  After retiring from the game in 2001 he remained dedicated to baseball through the establishment and growth of Ripken Baseball and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation.  Over the years he has served as a spokesman for numerous brands, has been a national broadcaster and evolved into one of the most sought-after corporate speakers and authors in the country.