<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." id="mwASk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Cal Ripken Jr.</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" id="mwASo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking a record that had stood for 56 years.