McCovey Chronicles · Jun 29, 2024
Weekend BP: Orlando Cepeda, 1937-2024
The baseball world, and the San Francsico Giants community in particular, lost another legend on Friday night. During the team’s dramatic 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Giants briefly stopped the game for a moment of silence, announcing the death of Orlando Cepeda at the age of 86.
Oracle Park observes a moment of silence to honor Orlando Cepeda pic.twitter.com/spwKc0QqNj
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) June 29, 2024 Shortly after, the team released a statement on the passing of Cepeda, a Hall of Famer.
Statement from the #SFGiants on the passing of Orlando Cepeda: pic.twitter.com/cjB7BK27PY