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 ...

Orlando Cepeda, the Hall of Fame baseball player who was the first designated hitter in Boston Red Sox history, died Friday at the age of 86.The Puerto Rico native nicknamed "Baby Bull" and "Cha ...

Former Red Sox DH Orlando Cepeda, who died this week at age 86, was a Puerto Rican baseball legend. Red Sox manager Alex Cora paid tribute to the Hall of Famer ahead of Saturday’s game.

The Red Sox invited Cepeda back to Fenway Park in 2013 to celebrate his being their first DH. On Saturday, the team honored his memory with a moment of silence before an 11-1 loss against the Padres .

FILE - St. Louis Cardinals' Orlando Cepeda, left, and Boston Red Sox's Carl Yastrzemski pose for a photo in March 1968 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When the Boston Red Sox called Orlando Cepeda in December 1972 to inquire whether he’d like to be their first designated hitter, the unemployed, future Hall of Famer signed up ...

When the Boston Red Sox called Orlando Cepeda in December 1972 to inquire whether he would like to be their first designated hitter, the unemployed, future Hall of Famer signed up immediately ...

When the Boston Red Sox called Orlando Cepeda in December 1972 to inquire whether he would like to be their first designated hitter, the unemployed, future Hall of Famer signed up immediately.

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.

When the Boston Red Sox called Orlando Cepeda in December 1972 to inquire whether he would like to be their first designated hitter, the unemployed, future Hall of Famer signed up immediately ...