Drug arrest could jeopardize Orlando Cepeda’s future

While the return of Roger Clemens currently has the baseball world agog, another story is brewing which may be bigger.

Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was arrested last week in California for drug possession and speeding. Though the attorney for the former San Francisco Giants star has argued for his innocence, there is the possibility that he would lose his current job with the Giants as a “community representative.”

There is also the outside chance that Cepeda could be expelled from the Baseball Hall of Fame if charges are pressed against him and he is found guilty. His entry into the Hall had been delayed due to his 1976 conviction for involvement in a marijuana shipment. Furthermore, the director of the Hall of Fame in Cepeda’s hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico said that he is in danger of having his status revoked in that institution.

Links (English)- New York Daily News, KCBS, Forbes, San Francisco Chronicle, Wikipedia

Links (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa

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