Orlando Cepeda, the second Puerto Rican native in the Baseball Hall of Fame, died at 86. He had an impressive career with 379 home runs, 2,351 hits, and a .297 batting average.
Cepeda was a National League rookie of the year in 1958 and the league's MVP in 1967. He played in nine All-Star Games and helped the St. Louis Cardinals win a World Series.
Nicknamed the Baby Bull, Orlando Cepeda was a power hitter influenced other Latino players like Juan Marichal. He had a strong baseball lineage with his father, known as the Bull.
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