Orioles star Adam Jones buys Cal Ripken Jr.'s former home, per report

The mansion and 25-acre estate where Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. once lived will soon become another Bird's house. 

According to The Athletic, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones -- who already has a number of real estate holdings in his portfolio -- is the new owner of the 8,545 square-foot Reisterstown, Md., home after submitting the high bid at an auction Saturday. 

The deal is scheduled to close June 11. 

Ripken originally put the house on the market for $12.5 million in 2016 after he and his ex-wife Kelly finalized their divorce. The price was reduced to $9.7 million last year.

The home has six bedrooms, 10 full bathrooms, a home theater, a gourmet kitchen -- and for the sports fan, an indoor basketball court, a pool, a gym, batting cages and a baseball field. (The Washington Post has more pictures.)

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The final sale price has not been revealed, but Daniel DeCaro of DeCaro Auctions told mansionglobal.com the house was “the highest selling home in Baltimore County this year,” topping a $2.825 million mansion in March.

Jones, 32, is in the last year of a six-year, $85.5 million contract. However, The Athletic reports he bought the home as an investment, not because he plans on re-signing with the Orioles. 

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