Cal Ripken AKA The Iron Man, broke an unbreakable record, and changed the shortstop position forever! He showed the baseball world that a shortstop could both field and hit at an elite level. Many remember Cal as an offensive shortstop, but he was also a defensive wizard at the position! A man of a thousand stances, Ripken made the necessary adjustments that led him to a prosperous 21 year career.

-Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation: https://www.ripkenfoundation.org
-Cal’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Hothead-Cal-Ri...
-Ryan Ripken’s Rip & Roc podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Players relevant to the video: Cal Ripken Sr., Doug DeCinces, Reggie Jackson, Eddie Murray, Earl Weaver, Kent Hrbek, Wade Boggs, Scott McGregor, Bryce Harper, Vida Blue, Johnny Bench, Stan Musial, Lou Gehrig, Billy Ripken, George Pinkney, Frank Robinson, Ozzie Smith, Omar Vizquel, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Carl Yastrzemski, Rogers Hornsby, Barry Bonds, Ryan Ripken, Ernie Banks, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Bonilla, Sachio Kinugasa, Roberto Hernandez, Mike Bordick, Tony Gwynn, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Torre, Chan Ho Park

0:00 Intro
0:52 Biography
2:43 Rookie Ripken
5:27 1983 MVP/World Series
6:50 Ripken Robbery
7:43 Ripken, Ripken, and Ripken
9:47 Defensive Wizardry
10:19 The NEXT Level (1991)
12:03 Man of 1,000 Stances
12:25 Close Calls and All-Stars
13:46 The Iron Man (2,131)
15:34 Iron Man 2
16:18 Team Photo and a Broken Nose
17:05 2,632
18:15 Hardship and Resurgence
19:47 The Final All Star Game
20:35 Post MLB Career
22:14 Conclusion

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