The ballpark was decorated similarly to how it looked Sept. 6, 1995, when Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s mark of 2,130 straight games.
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Ripken extended his streak to 2,632 games before he sat out the final game of the 1998 season.
Ripken has told reporters he expects another player to break his record, but none have come close. The longest active consecutive games streak in baseball belongs to Orioles third baseman Manny Machado with 132.
