"The St. Louis Cardinals offer our condolences to the family and friends of Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda who sadly passed away earlier this evening at the age 86," the Cardinals said on X.

he looked to Mays as a friend and mentor. Cepeda served as a batboy on Mays’ winter ball team in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1954. “Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this ...