“We have lost a true gentleman and a legend,” Giants chairman Greg Johnson said in a press release. “Orlando was a great ambassador for the game throughout his playing career and beyond. He was one of the greatest Giants of all time and we will truly miss him. Our condolences go out to the Cepeda family for their tremendous loss and our thoughts go out to Orlando's teammates, friends and everyone touched by his passing.”

The Baby Bull was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 and was a 10-time All-Star in his eight years with the Giants. The native of Ponce, Puerto Rico was only the second Puerto Rican player to achieve this status the year he received the award.

To this day, according to the Giants, Cepeda holds the record for most RBIs in a season in the San Francisco era (since 1958) with his 142 in 1961.

After leaving San Francisco, Cha Cha was named National League MVP in 1967 as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. That year, “he hit .325 with 37 doubles, 25 home runs and a league-best 111 RBIs. Cepeda also earned his 11th and final All-Star nomination that season.”

To honor Cepeda, the Giants retired his No. 30 in 1999.

According to his family and former team, Cepeda served as a community ambassador for the Giants for over three decades and was an active member of the Giants Community Fund Advisory Board.

Additionally, he has been invited to speak to at-risk children and has been a spokesperson for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, Meals on Wheels San Francisco, Muttville, and the Curry Senior Center.