Ryan Ripken Joins ‘From Phenom To The Farm’: Episode 84
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Image credit: Baltimore Orioles Ryan Ripken (99) in the dugout during a Major League Spring Training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 28, 2021 at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. (Mike Janes/Four Seam Images)
As a high schooler, Ryan Ripken wasn’t dissimilar to most other standout high school athletes,
carrying a passion for baseball and dreams of reaching the next level. Unlike most high school
athletes, as the son of MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., the younger Ripken carried the weight
of legacy and expectation on his shoulders.
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