The city of Aberdeen is paying $80,000 to study the useful life of Ripken Stadium while it seeks to both sell the facility and negotiate a new deal with the Minor League Baseball team that plays there.
The Baltimore Sun reports (http://bsun.md/2zAzsLN ) the city council voted unanimously Monday to commission the study, which will evaluate the stadium's condition and lifespan.
It opened in 2002 as home to the Aberdeen Ironbirds, a farm team for the Baltimore Orioles. The team says every home game has sold out since the stadium opened.
Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr.