Thomas E. Van Hyning

Thomas E. Van Hyning's formative years were spent in Puerto Rico (PR). He befriended Santurce Crabbers players Ruben Gomez, Orlando Cepeda, and Juan "Terin" Pizarro. His three books: Puerto Rico's Winter League, Santurce Crabbers, and The Caribbean Series: Latin America's Annual Baseball Tournament 1949-2024, were motivated by his love for Caribbean baseball. From 1991-1995 he was U.S. correspondent for the PR Professional Baseball Hall of Fame. He has written for SABR's The National Pastime, Baseball Research Journal; beisbol101, Negro Leaguers PR, and PR Baseball Hall of Fame websites. Thomas, a SABR Records, and Latino Baseball Research Committee member, was the Mississippi Tourism Division's Research Manager from 1994-2022. On June 22, 2022, he received the Travel and Tourism Research Association Distinguished Researcher Award. His degrees are from the University of Georgia (BBA) and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (MS. Ed). He, his wife Donna, and Yorkie Paula reside in an RV.