It was 29 years ago this month that Cal Ripken Jr. showed us what a 20th-century Iron Man looked like. By which we mean this.
OTD in 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. took a victory lap for the ages after playing in his 2,131st consecutive game and officially breaking Lou Gehrig’s historic streak ๐๐งก๐ค pic.twitter.com/hzfFD2ciNz
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But in case you hadnโt noticed, itโs a very different time to be a baseball player in North America. So on that note, hereโs what a 21st-century Iron Man looks like.
Matt Olson is closing in on his fourth career season of 162 games played. (Dale Zanine / USA
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