Baseball Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr., who played a major-league record 2,632 consecutive games to break Lou Gehrig’s famous mark, is getting divorced from his wife, Kelly, after a relationship of more than 30 years, according to multiple media reports.
The proceedings were finalized Thursday morning in the Baltimore County Circuit Court. The Washington Post reported that the details of the settlement are sealed and won’t be released because the parties agreed to a private contract to divide their property.
The paper said the 55-year-old Ripken, who owns minor-league baseball teams and a chain of sports complexes named for him, is reportedly worth $75 million. Ripken is also an analyst on TBS’ baseball broadcasts.
Ripken was a local kid made good in Baltimore – he is the son of a former O’s manager and coach, Cal Sr. and grew up in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Ripken even played for his dad when both were with the Orioles.
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Ripken slugged 431 home runs in a Hall of Fame career that included American League MVP awards in 1983 and 1991.
Kelly Ripken’s lawyer, Sanford Ain, told the Baltimore Sun’s website that the couple had been separated for one year. The Ripkens, who married in 1987, have two children – Rachel, 26, and Ryan, 22.
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Ain released a statement saying, “Kelly has been a great mother to two fabulous children and a wonderful, faithful wife for the duration of the parties’ relationship, which lasted more than 30 years.
“This is a difficult time for her and she asks that her privacy and the privacy of her children be respected. Kelly looks forward to the next chapter in her life, which will be focused on philanthropy and her commitment to promoting women’s health, most currently through ‘A Woman’s Journey’ at Johns Hopkins Medicine.”
