卡尔·瑞普金

卡尔·瑞普金的英文全名为Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr.,简称Cal Rikpken

Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr.(born August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace, Maryland), is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career (1981-2001) for the Baltimore Orioles. In modern day Major League Baseball, it is rare for a player to spend his entire playing career with just one team, especially a hometown team.

During his baseball career, he earned the nickname The Iron Man for doggedly remaining in the lineup despite numerous minor injuries and for his reliability to "show up" to work everyday. He is perhaps best known for breaking New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played, a record many deemed unbreakable. Ripken surpassed the 56-year-old record when he played in his 2,131st game on September 6, 1995 between the Orioles and California Angels in front of a sold-out crowd at Oriole Park at C