 Cepeda won an MVP award not with the Giants, but the St. Louis Cardinals and won a World Series there. He made history as one of the first designated hitters in 1973. Cepeda was one of Puerto Rico's first Major League stars and the second Puerto Rican elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. Orlando Cepeda was 86. Peter King, CBS News. It's 9.55. Sports at 25 and 55. Powered by Maximus. Moving people and technology forward.