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+-- write a SQL query to find Cal Ripken Jr.’s salary history.
+--     Sort by year in descending order.
+--     Your query should return a table with two columns, one for year and one for salary.
+SELECT "year", "salary"
+FROM "salaries" AS s
+JOIN "players" AS p
+    ON s."player_id" = p."id"
+WHERE p."first_name" = "Cal" AND p."last_name" LIKE "Ripken%"
+ORDER BY "year" DESC;