Orlando Cepeda, San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer, Dies at 86

Known as “The Baby Bull,” the baseball great was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999

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Orlando Cepeda, hitting coach of then Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, July 14, 1980. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

Orlando Cepeda, the San Francisco Giants first baseman nicknamed “The Baby Bull,” died Friday in his home. He was 86.

“MLB mourns the passing of Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda at the age of 86,” Major League Baseball tweeted. “Known as ‘Cha-Cha’ and ‘The Baby Bull,’ Cepeda slugged 379 home runs, batted .297, and made 11 All-Star teams over 17 seasons. He was unanimously selected as the NL Rookie of the Year in 1958 with the Giants. He was also a unanimous selection for the the NL MVP Award in 1967 when he helped lead the Cardinals to the World Series championship.”

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