Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Famer nicknamed 'Baby Bull,' dies at 86
![Orlando Cepeda poses for a photo in 1970. Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer, has died. He was 86.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2744x2058+18+0/resize/2744x2058!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8c%2F94%2F28446e2341879fc4c399b03b7d60%2Fap24181141933887.jpg)
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 in the Hall of Fame.
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