As a video choreographing of Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,131st consecutive game played on the video board of Camden Yards before Tuesday’s game, Ripken sat inside a VIP room under the seating bowl and watched quietly, reliving the historic moment of 20 years ago on a television set.
Ripken admitted to getting teary-eyed watching the video, seeing his later father, Cal Sr., watch from a suite and seeing how young his children, Rachel and Ryan, were at the time. He watched himself take his memorable lap around the ballpark, rounding the left field foul pole before leaving the room to speak with the media.