Allentown native and former Major League Baseball pitcher Bob Heffner has died. He was 86. Heffner, known by his nickname of ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Tony Pedro Oliva Lopez — that's what was on his plaque — stepped to the podium and looked out at a crowd of about 35,000 baseball fans. Then he noticed the rolling fields ...

Tony’s daughter, Anita, was in a chair next to him and said: “I think that’s why he’s back in here today.” Oliva nodded and said: “That and watching the Timberwolves game . My blood ...

MINNEAPOLIS-- Tony Oliva's long-awaited spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame is finally right around the corner. "Any place I go, the people come up to me now, and they're so happy," said Oliva.

The Twins say former legends Kent Hrbek and Tony Oliva recently suffered strokes, but both are expected to make a full recovery. Hrbek, 64, won two World Series with the Twins. Oliva, 86, spent 14 ...

Minnesota Twins greats Oliva, Hrbek suffer strokes just days apart 00:29. Two Minnesota Twins greats are recovering from strokes suffered days apart, the team confirmed Wednesday.

The Twins say Tony Oliva had "a series of mini strokes" over the past month but is expected to make a full recovery, and Kent Hrbek suffered a minor stroke following knee surgery in early April ...

Oliva, who's also a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, spent his entire 15-year career with the Twins, and was a career .304 hitter, recording 220 homers and 947 RBIs in 1,676 games from 1962 ...

Two Minnesota Twins greats are recovering from strokes suffered days apart, the team confirmed Wednesday. Former right fielder and designated hitter Tony Oliva had what the team called “a series ...

Former Minnesota Twins' Kent Hrbek, left, listens as former Twins' Tony Oliva recalles memories of his teamamte, Twins Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killebrew during a news conference at ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota Twins greats are recovering from strokes suffered days apart, the team confirmed Wednesday.. Former right fielder and designated hitter Tony Oliva had what the ...

FILE - Former Minnesota Twins' Kent Hrbek, left, listens as former Twins' Tony Oliva recalles memories of his teamamte, Twins Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killebrew during a news conference ...