Orlando Cepeda, unanimous NL MVP in 1967, dies at 86

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Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who was the unanimous National League Most Valuable Player winner in 1967 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series championship, died Friday at age 86.

The announcement came from the San Francisco Giants, for whom Cepeda played the first nine seasons of his 17-year career, which began in 1958. The Giants held a moment of