as the hitting coach for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, a Tigers minor league affiliate. He continued to hold that position in 2022. Personal life Herndon and his wife Faye had four children: Latasha (born c. 1972), Kamilah (born c. 1977), Maya (born March 1979), and Larry Jr. (born July 1983). Herndon collected five hits, including a home run, on the day his son was born. Daughter Maya was born with birth defects to her arms, hips, legs, and feet. The Herndons sued a doctor who they alleged negligently prescribed tetracycline to Faye during the pregnancy. References External links , or Retrosheet 1953 births Living people African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players Arkansas Travelers players Baseball players from Mississippi Cedar Rapids Cardinals players Detroit Tigers coaches Detroit Tigers players Gulf Coast Cardinals players Gulf Coast Tigers players Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball center fielders Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela People from Sunflower, Mississippi Phoenix Giants players San Francisco Giants players St. Louis Cardinals players St. Petersburg Cardinals players Tennessee State Tigers baseball players Tennessee State University alumni Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople