ORLANDO CEPEDA "The Baby Bull" Born: September 17, 1937 in Ponce, Puerto Rico Died: June 28, 2024, Concord, California Position: First base, outfield Bats: Right / Throws: Right Hall of Fame Induction: 1999 Teams: San Francisco Giants (1958–1966), St. Louis Cardinals (1966–1968), Atlanta Braves (1969–1972), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973), Kansas City Royals
“Fernandomania” continued into baseball’s awards season in 1981 as mega-popular Dodgers phenom Fernando Valenzuela won the NL Cy Young Award on the heels of taking home Rookie of the Year honors and a Silver Slugger on this day in béisbol, November 11. The 20-year-old Mexican native quickly became a fan favorite during the strike-shortened season
Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez was named the 2023 Platinum Glove winner in the American League, while Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. won the award for being the NL’s best overall fielder on this day in béisbol, November 10. Gimenez, of Venezuela, earned the top prize for fielding excellence in the same year he
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on federal charges alleging they accepted bribes to rig individual pitches for gamblers. Clase, 28, considered one of baseball’s elite closers, allegedly began coordinating with bettors at the beginning of the 2025, using inside information on his own pitches and tipping off conspirators about
TONY PEREZ, First Base Born: May 14, 1942 in Camaguey, Cuba Bats: Right / Throws: Right Hall of Fame Induction: 2000 Teams: Cincinnati Reds (1964–1976, 1984–1986), Montreal Expos (1977–1979), Boston Red Sox (1980–1982), Philadelphia Phillies (1983) MLB debut: July 26, 1964, for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance: October 5, 1986 for the Cincinnati Reds
Edwin Diaz has no doubt caused plenty of anxiety attacks among Mets fans over the years, considering his roller-coaster career as an elite closer interspersed with some rough years as an unreliable reliever where no lead seemed safe while he was on the mound. But on this day in béisbol, November 6, 2022, New York
