David Bridges
Orlando Cepeda — a Baseball Hall of Famer and teammate of the late Willie Mays — has died … in accordance to statements from his loved ones members and MLB.
The Giants legend handed absent at his property Friday according to his spouse, Nydia, while surrounded by household and listening to his favored music. She claims the relatives will take ease and comfort he is now at peace.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred remembered Orlando for his on-field accomplishments … as completely as his component as 1 of the to begin with Latin American players in the activity who paved the way for much more inclusion in baseball in the course of the 1960s.
The “Youngster Bull” broke into MLB once more in 1958 with the San Francisco Giants … obtaining the discipline for the workforce for the following ten years just just before he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He went on to carry out for the Braves, Athletics, Red Sox and Royals.
About his 17-year vocation, Cepeda gained 11 All-Star appearances, an MVP award, a Rookie of the Yr and a Globe Sequence Championship in 1967 with the Cardinals.
Decades just right after he retired, he was elected to the MLB Corridor of Fame — the 2nd Puerto Rican participant to ever get the honor — and the Giants place a statue of Orlando outdoors the property their stadium … cementing him as a franchise legend.
Orlando dealt with racist attitudes towards Latin ballplayers in the course of his profession … which include things like in his really personal clubhouse in which he battled supervisor Alvin Darkish who insisted all his players speak English in the locker residence.
Even although a Huge, Orlando performed with each other with Mays who handed absent earlier this month. Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts — whose squad took on the Giants in SF previous evening time — described the somberness in the stadium right after dropping equally the stars.
Orlando was 86.
RIP
Cameron Steel
