Tag: Orioles

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Breaking News! Huge Trades After ASG

After the All Star Game, just before regular season games restart, two huge trades took place. Manny Machado was just traded to the Dodgers in his walk year. The multi-position All Star brings Gold Glove defense and a power bat to Los Angeles. The Dodgers are without their main shortstop Corey Seager for the season after he needed Tommy John Surgery.

The Cleveland Indians got a huge boost to their bullpen from the Padres on July 19. Dominant southpaw Brad Hand was traded in turn for a package of prospects. Hand carries in 24 saves with the Padres through 44.1 innings of work.

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Cal Ripken Jr.

Cal Ripken Jr. was a shortstop/third baseman who played his entire 21 year career with the Baltimore Orioles. Cal was born August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. e played his first game in 1981. He is known as the Iron Man because he played 2,632 consecutive games. In his career, Ripken hit 431 home runs, doubled 603 times, drove in 1,695 RBIs, scored 1,647 runs, collected 3,184 hits, and batted .276 in 3,001 career games. He won the Rookie of the Year in 1982, the MVP twice in 1983 and 1991, and the All Star Game MVP in 1991 and 2001. He also won the Silver Slugger eight times from 1983-1986, 1989, 1991, and 1993-1994. On top of this, Cal won the Gold Glove in 1991 and 1992 and the Roberto Clemente Award in 1992. He played his last game in 2001.

Cal Ripken Jr. was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. After his life in Major League Baseball,Cal started his own league called Ripken Baseball. He also went on to be a part of 20 books.

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Steal Facts: Brooks Robinson

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  • Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. was born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • Robinson played his first game in 1955.
  • Brooks played all of his 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • In Robinson’s career, he collected 2,848 hits, 268 home runs, 1,232 runs, 1,357 RBIs, and a .267 batting average in 2,896 career games.
  • He played over 160 games five different times. He played 150 games 14 times.
  • Robinson collected a variety of MVPs in his career. He won the American League MVP in 1964, the All Star Game MVP in 1966, and the World Series MVP in 1970.
  • He was a good person on and off the field. He won the Roberto Clemente award in 1972.
  • The most impressive out of all his stats and awards is his Gold Gloves. He won a grand total of 16 Gold Gloves. From 1960 to 1975, Brooks took home one piece of hardware every year. In 2016, Robinson was given the Gold Glove Award For Life.
  • He played his final game in 1977.
  • Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2016, he was given a statue of himself inside Camden Yards at Oriole Park.