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Ripken

[ rip-kin ]

noun

  1. Calvin Edward, Jr. CalIron Man, born 1960, U.S. baseball player.


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In a 2017 interview with The Post, Ripken said his favorite baseball movie was “Bull Durham,” in which Costner plays a veteran minor league catcher.

When Ripken announced his retirement in 2001, sports radio host Chuck Booms rehashed the rumor, which began circulating in the days following the postponement, during a segment on Fox Sports Radio’s “Kiley & Booms” show.

Ripken addressed the rumor during a 2008 interview with Neal Conan on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.”

Through their representatives, Ripken and Costner declined to participate in the podcast.

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