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Tony Oliva: Hall of Fame Worthy 173034Tony+Oliva%3A+Hall+of+Fame+Worthy2019-04-21+21%3A18%3A04Dean+Hybl

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Dean Hybl

Cuba is known for producing great baseball talent and there has arguably been no one from the island better than the Sports Then and Now Vintage Athlete of the Month.

Before injuries cut short his Hall of Fame worthy career, Tony Oliva was one of the best hitters in baseball and combined with Hall of Famers Rod Carew and Harmen Killebrew to make the Minnesota Twins a perennial American League contender during the late 1960s.

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