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The San Francisco Giants ended their night with a walk-off win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, but played with a heavy heart due to the death of Orlando Cepeda.

The Giants announced the news of Cepeda's death in the fifth inning at the age of 86. It had been just a week since the organization lost Willie Mays at the age of 93.

“Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home tonight while listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” Cepeda's wife, Nydia, said in a statement released by the Giants. “It is a comfort to us that he is resting in peace.”

After the loss, which ended the Dodgers' four-game winning streak, manager Dave Roberts told Daniel Brown of The Athletic that he became emotional when he learned of Cepeda's death:

“I was moved by that,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of the announcement. “He was a gentleman. I don't think there's anyone in baseball who can say a bad word about Orlando. When that was announced, you felt that two baseball greats, two great Giants, were being lost. There was a somber mood in the stadium tonight.”

“This is truly a sad day for the San Francisco Giants,” said team president and CEO Larry Baer. “For all of Orlando's extraordinary accomplishments in baseball, it was his generosity, kindness and joy that set him apart. No one loved the game more.”

“Our deepest condolences go out to his wife Nydia, his five children Orlando Jr., Malcolm, Ali, Carl and Hector, his nine grandchildren, his great-granddaughter and his extended family and friends.”

Orlando Cepeda's career with the Giants

Cepeda, affectionately known as “The Baby Bull,” spent nine of his 17 seasons with the Giants. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1999.

Cepeda began his career with the Giants in 1958, their first season in San Francisco after moving from New York. This coincided with the Dodgers' move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.

Cepeda hit .312/.342/.512 with 38 doubles, 25 home runs and 96 RBI that year and was unanimously named the National League's Rookie of the Year. Among other accolades during his Giants career, Cepeda was also selected to the All-Star Game six consecutive times.

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