How Do You Sign Up For Cal Ripken Youth League Baseball?
Cal Ripken, baseball’s Iron Man, played a spectacular 21 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles, achieving not only the 400 home run and 3,000 hit milestones but setting an all-time record for playing in 2,632 consecutive games (the “Streak”). When he retired from playing, he decided that the best thing he could do was to promote youth sports according to the Ripken philosophy of fun and good sportsmanship, and the Babe Ruth League decided to honor his commitment by changing the name of its largest division, that of 4-12 year-olds, from Bambino to Cal Ripken Baseball. Now every August the Cal Ripken World Series with 15 teams of 11 and 12 year olds from all over the world is played at the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy in Cal’s hometown of Aberdeen, Maryland. Check the Cal Ripken Division of the Babe Ruth League website. This will give you a good overview of the game and how it is played. Decide on your child’s level based on her age and experience. If she is 11 or 12 years old and is an exp
