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Conversations with Cal Ripken, Jr.

Cal Ripken, Jr. isn’t just baseball’s Iron Man — he’s a prostate cancer survivor too. We sat down with Cal at the 2021 Virtual Prostate Cancer Summit to hear his story of strength, resilience, and education. 

Thank you to ExosomeDx for their sponsorship of this segment, and Cal Ripken, Jr. for joining us as the Mission Speaker. View the full transcript of our interview below.

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Cal Ripken Jr., Baseball Legend

At 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 225 lb (102 kg), Ripken was a departure from the standard shortstop of the time—small, fleet-of-foot players who played a defensively difficult position but often did not post the home run and batting average totals that an outfielder might. Ripken broke many records over his baseball career and received many honors to match. In 2021, Ripken served as the Mission Speaker at the ZERO Prostate Cancer Summit

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