Twenty-nine years ago this week, Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig’s record. He added three more seasons, playing every Baltimore game from May 30, 1982 to Sept. 19, 1998. His record of playing 2,632 games in a row is not made to be broken.
It’s unimaginable with injuries and planned days off to prevent them that anyone will ever break that record. Just look at who’s No. 3 on the consecutive games played list: Everett Scott played in 1,307 games (1916-1925) and that isn’t even half of Ripken’s. The highest active streak in Major League Baseball is held by Atlanta’s All-Star first baseman Matt Olson who has played in 595 straight games dating back to May 2, 2021.