SAN FRANCISCO — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer and was among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died.

Orlando Cepeda, the second Puerto Rican-born player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and one of the leading sluggers of his time, from the late 1950s to the early ’70s, died on Friday.

Cepeda, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was named the NL Rookie of the Year with the Giants in 1958 and spent the next eight years in San Francisco, where he hit .308 with 226 home runs and 767 RBIs ...

Orlando Cepeda, the iconic San Francisco Giant Hall of Famer slugger who died Friday night at 86, was a man of many nicknames and many different facets of life. Skip to content.

Orlando Cepeda, the 11-time All-Star inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1999, died Friday at the age of 86, his wife, Nydia, said in a statement released by the Giants.

Orlando Cepeda, the charismatic “Baby Bull” who helped lead a new wave of Latin American stars into the major leagues, died Friday. He was 86.

Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. Skip to main content.

FILE- Orlando Cepeda, right, swings a bat for photographers after the Boston Red Sox announced they had signed Cepeda as their first designated hitter, at Fenway Park in Boston.

Orlando Cepeda, one of baseball’s most feared hitters in the 1950s and 1960s, who played in three World Series but whose path to the Hall of Fame was slowed by a drug conviction after his ...

B aseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died at 86, the San Francisco Giants announced Friday night during their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.

SAN FRANCISCO — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer and was among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He ...