Frank Viola

Frank Viola (born 1960) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays between 1982 and 1996. A left hander nicknamed Sweet Music, he was a three time All-Star, was named Most Valuable Player of the 1987 World Series after the Twins won their first title, and took the 1988 American League Cy Young Award with a 24 and 7 record. He grew up in East Meadow, New York, pitched for St. John's University, and won 20 games again for the Mets in 1990. He finished his career with 1,844 strikeouts and later became the pitching coach of the High Point Rockers.