MLB legend rushed to hospital
MLB Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was rushed to the hospital Monday night, per the San Francisco Chronicle and multiple other outlets.
San Francisco Giants officials confirmed to multiple reporters that Cepeda had been hospitalized, but wouldn’t provide any further details.
According to the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia, via TMZ Sports, Cepeda suffered a significant head injury.
Cepeda allegedly fell in the parking lot of his gym, according to Dodgers minor league coach Paco Figueroa.
According to Figueroa, Cepeda suffered a “severe blow” to the head and “is in a delicate state.”
Cepeda, 80, is a Hall of Fame first baseman, most noted for his accomplishments with the Giants.
He also played for the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Unsurprisingly, his long list of accomplishments outlines a pretty clear-cut Hall of Fame career.
Cepeda was a seven-time All-Star, with six of those appearances coming while he was a Giant.
He also earned NL Rookie of the Year honors in 1958 with the Giants.
In 1967, Cepeda won the NL MVP and the World Series and led the NL in RBIs with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He remained a productive player in the latter stages of his career with other teams and even finished in the top 20 of the MVP voting during his year in Boston at age 35.
For his career, Cepeda hit .297 and notched 379 home runs to go with 1,365 RBIs.
Cepeda’s No. 30 jersey is retired by the Giants.
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He became just the second player of Puerto Rican descent to make the Hall of Fame when he was inducted in 1999 by the Veterans Committee.
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Cepeda grew up in relative poverty despite his father being considered one of the best professional Puerto Rican baseball players of his generation.
Cepeda has been a regular presence for the Giants.
He attended the 80th birthday celebration for Hall of Famer Willie McCovey in January.
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