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This year marks the 30th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. playing his 2,131st consecutive game and setting new records.

Ripken told 11 News that the day started pretty ordinary as he woke up and dropped his daughter off at school. Latest Forecast

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Hours later, he would become baseball's Iron Man.

On Sept. 6, 1995, Ripken surpassed the said-to-be-unbreakable record for consecutive games played when he took the field for his 2,131st consecutive game, passing fellow Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's mark of 2,130 games.

The Warehouse will again be adorned with the legendary 2-1-3-1 number banners. So, when the Iron Man himself hears the numbers 2-1-3-1, what comes to mind?

"There were times when it wa

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