Orlando Cepeda, Hall Of Fame Slugger Nicknamed 'Baby Bull,' Dead At 86

Orlando Cepeda of the San Francisco Giants is shown in posed batting action in March 1961. The Hall of Famer, who was among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died at 86. SAN FRANCISCO — 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.

One of the first Puerto Rican stars in the majors but limited by knee issues, he became Boston’s first designated hitter and credits his time as a DH for getting him enshrined into the Hall of Fame in 1999 as selected by the Veteran’s Committee. Cepeda was celebrated at Fenway Park on May 8, 2013, for a ceremony celebrating his role as designated hitter. The Red Sox had invited him for their first home series of the season but his former Giants franchise was honoring the reigning World Series champions at the same time.

The addition of the DH opened new opportunities for players such as Cepeda and others from his era who could still produce at the plate late in their careers but no longer played the field with the spot-on defense of their primes.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.

“From there I went to Puerto Rico and when I came back here, I had to come back because we didn’t have no money and my mother said, ‘You’ve got to go back and send me money, we don’t have money to eat,’” he said.

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