Joseph Anthony Pepitone was born on October 9, 1940, and lived until March 13, 2023, and was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Joseph Anthony Pepitone also played for Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves from 1962 to 1973 and for the Yakult Atoms of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1973. Pepitone was a three-time MLB All-Star and won three Gold Glove Awards.
Early life Pepitone was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Park Slope. He had two younger brothers. Pepitone attended Manual Training High School.
Pepitone was shot by a classmate at the age of 17 while at school, the same week that his father died at 39 years old due to a stroke. He did not press charges against the shooter.
Pepitone and two other men were arrested in Brooklyn on March 18, 1985, after being stopped by the police for running a red light. The car contained nine ounces of cocaine, 344 quaaludes, a free-basing kit, a pistol, and about $6,300 in cash.
Pepitone denied knowing there were drugs and guns in the vehicle. He spent four months at Rikers Island jail in 1988 for two misdemeanor drug convictions.
Pepitone was married three times, all ending in divorce. He had five children.
Pepitone died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 82.
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Pepitone was married three times, all ending in divorce. He had five children.
Pepitone died on March 13, 2023, at the age of 82.
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