“The Iron Man” is considered by many to be one of the greatest MLB offensive and defensive talents in baseball history. Ripken, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007,  played his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles and led them through the 1983 World Series. This size 7 3/8 New Era/Diamond collection Orioles cap has been signed by Ripken in silver ink. In our opinion the autograph rates a 9. Ripken’s number “8” appears on the underside of the brim in black ink for player attribution. This hat has been presented to us as game-used, has the proper tagging and in our opinion shows appropriate wear.