Tony Oliva: The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend

If not for the botched Bay of Pigs invasion, Minnesota might never have known one of its most popular baseball players, Twins three—time batting champion and eight—time All—Star Tony Oliva. In April 1961, the twenty—two—year—old Cuban prospect failed to impress the Twins in a tryout, but the sudden rupture in U.S.-Cuba relations made a return visa all but impossible. The story of how Oliva’s unexpected stay led to a second chance and success with the Twins—as well as decades of personal and...