Frank John Viola III[1] (born June 19, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is retired.
[5] Starting in 2012,[6] Frank III worked with Toronto's R. A. Dickey, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield and Hall of Famer Phil Niekro on developing a knuckleball to resurrect his baseball career.
[2] On March 5, 2014, he was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays to a minor league contract,[7] and was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts, their Class-A affiliate, on June 6.
[8] On June 14, 2014, Viola earned his first affiliated professional baseball win since 2005 when the Lugnuts topped the Great Lakes Loons 3-0.
[14] In 2016, Frank founded a non-profit organization Expiration 2050, which advocates toward sustainable wild fisheries and healthy marine life.