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Orlando Cepeda

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (September 17, 1937- )
    Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
    First baseman and outfielder for the San Francisco Giants (1958-66), St. Louis Cardinals (1966-68), Atlanta Braves (1969-72), Oakland A's (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973) and Kansas City Royals (1974)
    Seven-time All Star (1959-64,1967)
    National League Rookie of the Year (1958) and MVP (1967)
    #30 retired by the Giants
    Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1999)

Why he might be annoying:

    He has been divorced twice.
    He fathered a son out of wedlock.
    He served ten months in prison for trying to smuggle 160 pounds of marijuana from Colombia (1978).
    After he was stopped for speeding, police found marijuana, cocaine and hypodermic needles in his car (2007).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first player to win both Rookie of the Year and MVP by unanimous votes.
    He served as a spokesman for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America and participated in Athletes Against AIDS.
    He followed Roberto Clemente as the second Puerto Rican in the Hall of Fame.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 60 Votes: 61.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 68.18% Annoying