Twins legends Tony Oliva and Kent Hrbek are recovering from strokes suffered days apart

Two Minnesota Twins greats are recovering from strokes suffered days apart the crew established Wednesday Former right fielder and designated hitter Tony Oliva had what the unit called a series of mini strokes over the past month but is expected to make a full recovery Former first baseman Kent Hrbek also suffered a minor stroke following knee surgery in early April and is recovering at home The -year-old Oliva spent his entire -year career with the Twins He was the American League Rookie of the Year in and won the batting title three times He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in by the Golden Days Era Committee Hrbek who grew up in the area in Bloomington and played his entire -year career with his hometown company He was an integral part of the Twins teams that won the World Series in and Both Oliva and Hrbek have remained around the gang and have been regular fixtures at Target Field since the stadium opened in Their numbers have been retired by the Twins Oliva s No and Hrbek s No and the former players are represented by bronze statues outside the venue The crew hopes to see both of them back at the ballpark soon Related Articles Twins miss opportunities early capitalize late in win against White Sox Twins rookie Luke Keaschall making strong early impression Byron Buxton s game-saving catch helps Twins beat White Sox Twins starter Pablo L pez nearing return Byron Buxton homers again but Twins swept out of Atlanta