BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 01: Hall of fame player and former Baltimore Orioles Cal Ripken Jr. prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of a MLB game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 1, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles are celebring the 20th anniversary of Ripkin's record-breaking 2,131st consecutive games played when he passed New York Yankees Lou Gehrigh on September 6, 1995. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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