Cal Ripken’s Mother Safe After Abduction
(Courtesy: MGN Online)
By the CNN Wire Staff
(CNN) — The mother of baseball superstar Cal Ripken Jr. was safe Wednesday after someone abducted her the day before, investigators said.
A man with a gun showed up at Vi Ripken’s home between 7 and 8 a.m. Tuesday, police in Aberdeen, Maryland, said in a statement. The man forced her into a vehicle and drove off, the statement said.
About 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Baltimore County police contacted their counterparts in Aberdeen to discuss a report of a suspicious vehicle. Information from that call led to the investigation of Ripken’s whereabouts, the statement said. She was found unharmed about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday in a vehicle near her home.
The Ripken family released a statement expressing gratitude.
“This has been a very trying time for our family, but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy,” the statement said.
Cal Ripken Jr. achieved stardom as a shortstop with the Baltimore Orioles.
He holds the Major League Baseball record for playing in the most consecutive games — 2,632 from 1982 to 1998. He made 19 straight All-Star appearances and won two Most Valuable Player awards, racking up 3,184 hits and 431 home runs.
