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BALTIMORE -- Ryan Ripken was there for one of the most memorable nights in baseball history -- he just doesn’t remember it.

On Sept. 6, 1995, at Camden Yards, Cal Ripken Jr. (Ryan’s dad) broke the MLB record for most consecutive games played , extending his streak to 2,131 and besting Lou Gehrig’s mark. The “Iron Man” later pushed it to 2,632, a likely unbreakable number.

Not only was Ryan there for 2,131, but he and his older sister, Rachel, threw first pitches from their front-row seats to the right of the Orioles’ first-base dugout.

“The lights were on, no one was home is the phrase I always like to use,” said Ryan, who

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