Growing up in Wisconsin, our family was very passionate about the Minnesota Twins. Their roster included Cuban All Star players like Camilo Pascual, Tony Oliva & Zoilo Versalles. And Hank Izquierdo, the “other cubano” in that 1967 Twins team eliminated on the last day of the season.
He was born Enrique Roberto Valdes Izquierdo in Matanzas, Cuba. Hank bounced around professional baseball and finally got to the majors as a backup catcher in 1967: .269 in 16 games.
Hank never played in the majors again and died in 2015.
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