Frank John Viola Jr. is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins (1982β1989), New York Mets (1989β1991), Boston Red Sox (1992β1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), and Toronto Blue Jays (1996). A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988. He is the pitching coach of the High Point Rockers.