Orlando Cepeda

Orlando Manuel Cepeda Pennes (; September 17, 1937 – June 28, 2024), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

During a 17-year career, he played with the San Francisco Giants (1958–66),  St. Louis Cardinals (1966–68), Atlanta Braves (1969–72), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973), and Kansas City Royals (1974). 

Cepeda was selected to play in seven Major League Baseball All-Star Games during his career, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to start one. Cepeda died on June 28, 2024, at the age of 86.

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