Cardiac Incident Sends Hall Of Famer Orlando Cepeda To Hospital

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- San Francisco Giants Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda was taken to a hospital Monday night, the team said. Cepeda, 80, became ill while he was at the Rancho Solano Golf Course in Fairfield, SFGate reported.

Team officials said Cepeda was hospitalized following a cardiac incident and remains in critical condition as of Wednesday morning.

The team asked the public to keep Cepeda and his family in their "thoughts and prayers."

Cepeda played first base for the MLB for 17 years with eight of those years in San Francisco. In 1999, he was inducted into the Fall of Fame.

--Photo: 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)