Overview

• The Orioles staged a pregame ceremony Saturday at Camden Yards, pushing the start to 7:20 p.m. because of rain and moving the tribute to 6:40 p.m.
• Signature touches returned, with the B&O Warehouse displaying '2,131' and Ripken circling the warning track in a red Corvette as he greeted fans and exchanged a drive-by high-five with Freddie Freeman.
• Hall of Famers Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer, Mike Mussina, Harold Baines and Ken Griffey Jr. joined former teammates and broadcasters Chris Berman and Jon Miller, and a video message from Bill Clinton was played.
• Ripken, now 65 and part of the Orioles’ ownership group, told the crowd his memories of the night are “crystal clear” and said he hopes someone eventually passes his mark.
• He extended the streak to 2,632 games before ending it in 1998, a feat widely credited with helping restore fan faith after the 1994–95 labor dispute and now seen as virtually unreachable in today’s game.