Cal Ripken slashes price on Md. estate by millions

The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a pool, cabana, game room, indoor basketball court and batting cage. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a pool, cabana, game room, indoor basketball court and batting cage. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a pool, cabana, game room, indoor basketball court and batting cage. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a pool, cabana, game room, indoor basketball court and batting cage. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s Tufton Farms estate is now on the market for $12.5 million. The 25,000-square-foot custom house was built in 1985 and renovated in the 1990s. The home sits on 25 acres along with a small lake and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.’s Tufton Farms estate is now on the market for $9.75 million. The 25,000-square-foot custom house was built in 1985 and renovated in the 1990s. The home sits on 25 acres along with a small lake and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a baseball diamond, trainers room, locker room and excercise room. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a baseball diamond, trainers room, locker room and excercise room. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The 25-acre estate of Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is for sale. The $12.5 million Baltimore County property comes with a baseball diamond, training facilities and guest house. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre estate of Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is for sale. The now $9.75 million Baltimore County property comes with a baseball diamond, training facilities and guest house. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The estate features a gourmet kitchen with center island, off the formal dining room. A separate breaksfast room sits nearby. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The estate features a gourmet kitchen with center island, off the formal dining room. A separate breaksfast room sits nearby. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The estate features a separate breaksfast room and a formal dining room. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The estate features a separate breaksfast room and a formal dining room. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The formal dining room has hardwood floors and sits off the gourmet kitchen. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The formal dining room has hardwood floors and sits off the gourmet kitchen. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The 25-acre estate of Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is for sale. The $12.5 million Baltimore County property comes with a baseball diamond, training facilities and guest house. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre estate of Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is for sale. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The estate features six bedrooms. The master bedroom has a gas fireplace. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The estate features six bedrooms. The master bedroom has a gas fireplace. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The main home has 10 full bathrooms. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The main home has 10 full bathrooms. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a guest house, cabana,six bedrooms and 15 full or half bathrooms. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a guest house, cabana,six bedrooms and 15 full or half bathrooms. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estate in Tufton Farms is for sale. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.’s 25-acre estate in Tufton Farms is for sale. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
The home features a finished basement, home theater, six bedrooms and multiple fireplaces. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The home features a finished basement, home theater, six bedrooms and multiple fireplaces. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.’s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer’s room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features a batting cage, excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.’s 25-acre estates features a batting cage, excercise room, trainer’s room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.’s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer’s room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.’s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer’s room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby’s International Realty)
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The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a pool, cabana, game room, indoor basketball court and batting cage. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a pool, cabana, game room, indoor basketball court and batting cage. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s Tufton Farms estate is now on the market for $12.5 million. The 25,000-square-foot custom house was built in 1985 and renovated in the 1990s. The home sits on 25 acres along with a small lake and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a baseball diamond, trainers room, locker room and excercise room. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre estate of Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is for sale. The $12.5 million Baltimore County property comes with a baseball diamond, training facilities and guest house. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The estate features a gourmet kitchen with center island, off the formal dining room. A separate breaksfast room sits nearby. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The estate features a separate breaksfast room and a formal dining room. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The formal dining room has hardwood floors and sits off the gourmet kitchen. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre estate of Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is for sale. The $12.5 million Baltimore County property comes with a baseball diamond, training facilities and guest house. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The estate features six bedrooms. The master bedroom has a gas fireplace. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The main home has 10 full bathrooms. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The 25-acre secluded estate comes with a guest house, cabana,six bedrooms and 15 full or half bathrooms. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estate in Tufton Farms is for sale. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
The home features a finished basement, home theater, six bedrooms and multiple fireplaces. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features a batting cage, excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)
Cal Ripken Jr.'s 25-acre estates features an excercise room, trainer's room, locker room, indoor basketball court and a baseball diamond. (Courtesy Monument Sotheby's International Realty)

WASHINGTON — Cal Ripken Jr.’s 25-acre Tufton Farms estate in Reisterstown, Maryland, has been on the market since last April, following Ripken’s divorce from wife Kelly, and, at $12.5 million, it has not yet found a buyer.

The listing agency, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty has now slashed the price from the original asking price of $12. 5 million to $9.75 million.

For that, you get a six-bedroom main house with 10 full baths, four fireplaces, a theater and an eight-car garage.

The gated estate also includes a guesthouse, a pool and cabana, a lake and a dock, and a full-sized baseball diamond.

Ripken lived in the home, custom-built in 1985, for 30 years.

The Baltimore Business Journal first reported on the price reduction, and quoted listing agent Charlie Hatter as saying in the luxury market, anything priced under $10 million attracts more clientele.

Jeff Clabaugh

Jeff Clabaugh has spent 20 years covering the Washington region's economy and financial markets for WTOP as part of a partnership with the Washington Business Journal, and officially joined the WTOP newsroom staff in January 2016.

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