No, Cal Ripken Jr. was not adopted.
Cal Ripken Jr. was born on August 24, 1960.
Cal Ripken Jr. was born on August 24, 1960.
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Cal Ripken's birth name is Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr..
Cal Ripken Jr was Born August 24, 1960 in Havre De Grace, MD Cal will be 48 yaers old
Cal Ripken Jr. finished his career with a .276 batting average.
Cal Ripken Jr. had 1,647 career runs scored.
The son of Cal Ripkin, Sr.
Cal Ripken Jr was born August 24, 1960 in Havre De Grace, MD
Cal Ripken Jr. played 21 years in the Major Leagues with the Baltimore Orioles.
As far as the baseball players who have influenced Cal Ripken Jr., I would have to say that great players from his childhood such as Nolan Ryan and Hank Aaron would have had great influences on him. Also, aside from the players, his father, Cal Ripken Sr. who was the manager of the Orioles for a long time, surely was a strong influence on his son who played for the Orioles.