"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.

Rick Swig, a friend of both Mays and Cepeda, told a similar story of Cepeda’s concern for Mays. “The true love that existed between Willie and Orlando was authentic, lasting and real,” Swig ...