TONY OLIVIA

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Tony Olivia was one of the baseball's best hitters He was an All-Star during his first eight seasons. He was the 1964 American League Rookie of the Year, adding the AL batting champion three seasons, an AL hit leader five seasons, and a Gold Glove winner one season.After eight seasons in the majors, Oliva's career was hampered by a series of severe knee injuries, forcing him to become a designated hitter during his final four years in baseball. he still ended his career with a 304 lifetime batting average He was inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame in 2000.[The Twins retired His uniform number 6 in 1991 and this past week He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021. He joins Mark Rosenman to talk about it all. Tune in each week on streaming on the 365sportscast.com network or on www.sportstalknylive.com as well as facebook live at 6pm Sundays for the live broadcast, also on the 365sportscast iPhone, Android and Alexa apps