Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda passed away Friday at the age ... career phase as the first designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox in 1973, a role he reportedly believed helped clinch ...

Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died at age 86 ... Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship over the Boston Red Sox. Across his career, playing for the San Francisco Giants ...

“Our beloved Orlando passed ... league-best 111 RBI. Cepeda also earned his 11th and final All-Star nod that season as well. He played the ’68 season with the Cardinals before joining the Braves (1969 ...

(Courtesy of San Francisco Giants) Said co-emcee Mike Krukow, “There was a style about Orlando Cepeda ... but then Boston called about an opening at a new position. It was called the designated hitter ...

It seems pretty obvious what the Boston Red Sox's biggest need is right now. Boston needs to add some right-handed balance to the lineup and with just a few weeks to go until Spring Training ...

The Boston Red Sox are going to be an intriguing team to watch over the next few months. Boston has been rebuilding the organization and now seems to be at a point where it's ready to take the ...

While you might not look at Dustin Pedroia and immediately think “Hall of Famer,” the former Red Sox star has a better case for Cooperstown ... including: Lou Brock Orlando Cepeda Gil Hodges Ralph ...