Vi Ripken in February 2010 with son Cal Ripken Jr., center. (Photo by Maroon PR)

Cal Ripken Jr., the Baltimore Orioles Hall-of-Famer, announced today that his family will offer a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who abducted his mother last summer.

Ripken made the announcement at a press conference held near Camden Yards. John Walsh of America’s Most Wanted was on hand to say the defunct show’s website will feature the case on its homepage. Walsh also asked people with information about the abduction to use the America’s Most Wanted phone line.

The Orioles, the Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore-based company Under Armour contributed to the reward money.

“My mother, brothers and sister are very appreciative and grateful for the support we have received from our community,” Ripken said in a statement. “The fact the Orioles, Ravens and Under Armour want to help us find this person demonstrates this isn’t just about our mom but about our community as a whole. We hope this renewed effort will bring this individual to justice and make all of us that much safer.”

Ripken mother’s Vi Ripken was abducted from her Aberdeen, Md. home at gunpoint in July of last year. She was found by police in her car the following day. In a recent interview with the Baltimore Sun, Vi Ripken said she “didn’t want to go and hide” after the abduction. “I felt like if I keep away from things, it’s not going to be very fun for me. I just had to face it.”