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

With just seven days remaining until Stephen Strasburg makes his final start of the Nationals’ 2012 season, it’s time to hear from yet another expert. Today’s contestant: Cal Ripken Jr.

Cal Ripken Jr. addressed publicly today the recent kidnapping of his 74-year-old mother, who was abducted last week from her home in Aberdeen, Md. and later found after being missing for a day.

Vi Ripken, mother of Baltimore Orioles Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr., was abducted yesterday from her home in Aberdeen, Md., police said. She was found unharmed early Wednesday.