Cal Ripken Jr. achieved several significant milestones related to the number 2500 during his baseball career.
1) He played in his 2,500th consecutive game on April 25, 1998, an 8-2 Orioles victory over the Oakland A's at Camden Yards.
2) He recorded his 2,500th career hit on August 9, 1996 with a single off Chicago White Sox pitcher Bill Simas.

The ball comes in a clear plastic globe mounted on a round gold plastic base.

You are buying the exact baseball shown in the photograph.
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