San Francisco Giants Legend Orlando Cepeda in Critical Condition
By NBC Bay Area staff ••
San Francisco Giants legend Orlando Cepeda is in critical condition after being rushed to the hospital Monday due to a "cardiac incident," the team announced Wednesday.
The Hall of Famer is receiving care at an unknown Bay Area hospital, according to the team.
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Orlando Cepeda sits down for an interview with NBC Bay Area in February, 2018.
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Orlando Cepeda sits down for an interview with NBC Bay Area in February, 2018.
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Orlando Cepeda sits down for an interview with NBC Bay Area in February, 2018.
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Orlando Cepeda and NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai pose for a photo in February, 2018.
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Orlando Cepeda sits down for an interview with NBC Bay Area in February, 2018.
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Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda waves to fans prior to the San Francisco Giants' baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda sits in the dugout before their spring training baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sunday, March 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Former baseball players Orlando Cepeda, left, and Willie McCovey during a pregame ceremony for the 80th birthday of Hall of famer Willie Mays before a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies in San Francisco, Friday, May 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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A statue of former San Francisco Giants baseball player Orlando Cepeda is shown in front of an entrance to AT & T Park in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Former San Francisco Giants baseball player Orlando Cepeda smiles during a ceremony to unveil a bronze statue in his honor outside of AT&T Park in San Francisco, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Orlando Cepeda, center, is presented with his induction plaque by Bud Selig, left, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, and Edward W. Stock, right, Chairman of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, during induction ceremonies Sunday, July 25, 1999 in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Dave Jennings)
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Orlando Cepeda, infielder for the San Francisco Giants, is shown at bat during the All-Star game in Washington, D.C., July 10, 1962. (AP Photo)
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Infielder Orlando Cepeda of the San Francisco Giants is shown in posed action in April 1964. Exact date and location are unknown. (AP Photo)
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Orlando Cepeda, infielder for the San Francisco Giants, poses on April 4, 1963 at an unknown location. (AP Photo)
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Orlando Cepeda of the San Francisco Giants poses on March 7, 1961. (AP Photo)
Cepeda, 80, recently sat down with NBC Bay Area for an interview, during which he was in good spirits.
The Puerto Rico native, nicknamed "Baby Bull," played nine seasons with the Giants. He also spent part of one season with the Oakland Athletics.
He was the National League Rookie of the Year with San Francisco in 1958, and he won the NL Most Valuable Player award in 1967 with the St. Louis Cardinals.
