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 Oliva was magnificent to watch as a hitter. The rest was OK, too; good speed and judgment as well as a strong throwing arm in right field. But as a hitter, the images remain for those of us ...

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.

Oliva, then 50, played alongside Cleveland great Larry Doby, Twins great Harmon Killebrew and against National League stars such as Lou Brock, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez.

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.

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 ...

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 ...