Frank Viola- Bright House Sports Network Analyst

Frank Viola contributes as a baseball analyst for Bright House Sports Network. Frank is a former starting pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Toronto Blue Jays.

The largest portion of Frank’s career came in Minnesota, where he picked up 112 of his 176 career wins. His overall career stats are impressive, with a 3.73 ERA, 176-150 record, 74 complete games, and 16 shutouts in 421 games. His most impressive career achievement is his Cy Young Award in 1988, when he won a career high 24 games.

In 1989, two years after Viola had led the Twins to a World Series in 1987, (where Viola was named the Series Most Valuable Player), they traded him to the Mets. In 1990 he had great season, this time for his hometown New York Mets finishing third in the Cy Young voting.

Then Frank signed with the Red Sox in 1992. Frank finished his career with the Blue Jays, ending his career in 1996. He finished his career with 1844 strikeouts.