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Periodic rumors that the Orioles, beleaguered on the field yet beloved by generations of Baltimoreans, could be sold or moved out of town gained greater currency with a lawsuit filed Thursday by Louis Angelos against his brother, John Angelos.

Representatives from the Baltimore Country Club have agreed to a deal with the Roland Park Community Foundation to transfer 20 acres of land to the association for $9 million, the organizations said Wednesday, for the creation of a new public park.

Representatives from the Baltimore Country Club have agreed to a deal with the Roland Park Community Foundation to transfer 20 acres of land to the association for $9 million, the organizations said Wednesday, for the creation of a new public park.

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — Vi Ripken, matriarch of the famed Orioles family that includes Hall of Fame son Cal Ripken Jr. and once the victim of a bizarre kidnapping, has died. She was 82.Family spokesman John Maroon said she died on Friday, a day before her birthday, in Aberdeen, where a youth stadium carries the Ripken name.Violet and Cal Ripken Sr. married in 1957, and he spent four decades in the Baltimore system as a player, minor league coach and manager. He managed the Orioles in 1987 and ear...

Violet Ripken, mother of Cal Jr., dies at 82 Updated Feb 28, 2021; ABERDEEN, Md. — Vi Ripken, matriarch of the famed Orioles family that includes Hall of Fame son Cal Ripken Jr. and once the victim of a bizarre kidnapping, has died. She was 82. Family spokesman John Maroon said Sunday that she died on Friday, a day before her birthday, in Aberdeen, where a youth stadium carries the Ripken name. Violet and Cal Ripken Sr. married in 1957, and he spent four decades in the Baltimore system as a ...