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Hunter plays catch with ill child named after him
Torii Hunter is widely regarded as one of the “good guys” of professional baseball. Great teammate and great human being. The latter was on display today, as he played catch with a youngster named Hunter. Yes, he was named after Torii by his huge Minnesota Twins fans parents, and they drove their son to Detroit as part of the Make-a-Wish foundation. Click to watch the...
Torii Hunter catches Astros sleeping, steals second (GIF)
The Houston Astros are not only the worst team in baseball, they’re also the least attentive bunch.
37-year-old Torii Hunter pulled a veteran move on the young squad during the second inning of the Detroit Tigers’ 18-2 whooping on Saturday.
Hunter was up with the bases empty and two outs. He hit a ground ball between first and second and Carlos Pena dove to make the stop. The...
Torii Hunter's son seeking $40 million in lawsuit
Torii Hunter's son, Darius McClinton-Hunter, has filed a lawsuit for $40 million in damages from those who accused the 17-year-old of sexual assault last year. Torii took a leave of absence from the Los Angeles Angels last season to be by his son's side in this case. Hunter is currently an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers.
Hunter's attorney Larry Friedman, says there...
Torii Hunter’s Son Suing Girl Who Falsely Accused Him Of Rape For $40 Million
In May of 2012 Darius McClinton-Hunter, son of Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter, and three of his classmates from Prosper (Texas) High School were accused of sexual assault when two girls said the boys forced them to have sex. Less than 48 hours after making the accusation, one of the girls recanted her story. Despite the accuser’s admission that the boys did not rape her...
Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera have awkward celebration (VIDEO)
Torii Hunter is the new guy in town. And while he has only been around for 22 games, he needs to get acclimated to a proper celebration of a Miguel Cabrera, especially since he hits in the slot above him in the order. Cabrera took Luis Avilan offering deep to right field Sunday. After he crossed home plate, Hunter went for the high five as Cabby went for the pound. Hunter...
Hunter still 'feels weird' when playing Twins
MINNEAPOLIS Torii Hunter is not a stranger to Target Field, having visited the Twins' new park while with the Los Angeles Angels. But Hunter will be spending quite a bit more time this season at the downtown Minneapolis ballpark.
Hunter signed with the Detroit Tigers this year as a free agent, meaning he'll face his former Twins club plenty this season. As it turns out...
Via Fox Sports North
April 03, 2013
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Torii Hunter says he was misquoted on comments about a gay teammate
Let the damage control begin. Over the weekend, Kevin Baxter of the LA Times published a piece that quoted Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter as saying he would be uncomfortable with a gay teammate. He said his stance was based on his Christian faith, and as expected Hunter has been getting blasted for his lack of acceptance and beliefs that many feel are outdated. On Monday...
CONTROVERSIAL OPINION
Hunter: Gay teammate would be 'uncomfortable'
Torii Hunter said that having a gay teammate would be 'difficult and uncomfortable.' See the reason he gave here.
ANTISOCIAL MEDIA
Hunter sounds off on Hamilton signing
After news broke that Josh Hamilton had signed a five-year, $125M deal with the Angels, their former outfielder took to Twitter claiming the team wasn't quite honest with him.
Umpire exits after being spiked in face
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Umpire Greg Gibson left Wednesday’s Angels-Indians game after being spiked near the eye by Torii Hunter on a freak play.
Hunter was attempting to score from first on a double by Kendrys Morales in the bottom of the fifth. As he went diving into home plate, he angled his body away from home plate to try and avoid the tag from catcher Carlos...
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