Orioles sign Ryan Ripken

Orioles sign Ryan Ripken
TAMPA - The Orioles are breaking camp later today, but they're not done making roster moves. The club announced that it signed infielder Ryan Ripken, son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., to a contract with short-season Single-A Aberdeen - which is owned by his father. He'll report to extended spring training in Sarasota to prepare for his new assignment. This is a reunion in a couple of ways. Not only is Ryan Ripken, 23, back in the organization for which his father played for 21 seasons - he...