Rip ‧ ken, Jr., Cal /ˈrɪpkən ˈdʒuːniəʳ, kæl/ AmE
(1960–) a former US ↑ baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles team. He played 2362 games one after the other which is a record, and he is considered to be one of the best ↑ shortstop s in baseball history.