A number of former Major League Baseball players passed away in 2024. Here are five who changed the game during their individual times on the diamond:
Orlando Cepeda
An 11-time All-Star, Cepeda was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1958 with the San Francisco Giants, one of six teams for which he played. He also played a pivotal role for the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals, a year when he slashed .325/.399/.524 with an MLB-high 111 RBI on his way to earning NL Most Valuable Player and helping the Redbirds win the World Series.
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.
