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Cal Ripken Jr. Part of New Orioles Ownership After Team Sold to Rubenstein Group

Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. announced on Wednesday that he will be part of the organization's new ownership group headlined by David Rubenstein.

Cal Ripken, Jr. @CalRipkenJr

The Orioles have been a part of my life since I was a child, and this is a special day. I look forward to this opportunity and will do whatever I can to help the organization. Let's go O's!

On Tuesday, team owner John Angelos agreed to sell the team to the group led by Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder Rubenstein for $1.7 billion. The incoming ownership group also includes Ares co-founder Michael Arougheti, NBA Hall of Famer Grant Hill and Mike Bloomberg, among others.