Torii Hunter

Torii Kedar Hunter (/ˈtɔːriː/; born July 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Detroit Tigers from 1997 through 2015. Hunter was a five-time All-Star, won nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards as a center fielder and was a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner.

High school career

Born and raised in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Hunter attended Pine Bluff High School. Hunter, along with his three brothers, were raised in poverty and lived in a rough neighborhood, but were able to find sports as an outlet. Hunter began playing baseball at the age of eight and also began playing football from a young age, excelling as both a quarterback and free safety. At Pine Bluff High, Hunter excelled in baseball, football, basketball, and track. Early on in high school, Hunter was actually a stand out in sports other than baseball, but would receive All-State honors for his junior and senior seasons. According to the head coach of the team, Hunter once hit a ball 550 feet for a home run. In 1992, Hunter made the U.S. Junior Olympic team, and when he struggled to pay the $500 fee for the team, Hunter wrote then-governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton, a letter asking for help, which Clinton accepted. Hunter had the option of attended Pepperdine University to play baseball, but opted to play professional baseball instead.

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"[Hunter is the fearless face of the fearless Twins, who were a fashionable preseason pick to win the World Series but are at this moment baseball's forgotten championship contender. Though they're four games back of the legit White Sox, the Twins are stealthily on pace to have their finest season in four decades. And the boisterous Hunter has led the Twins' charge: In June, during which Minnesota has won six of seven games, the center fielder is batting .552 with a 1.034 slugging percentage and is on pace to have the finest all-around season of his career despite bone chips in his elbow, a separated joint in his left shoulder, and a broken toe.] You name it, I've got it, ... Some players have to be at 100 percent [to play], but I don't."
"I love the Twins, ... I bleed the Twins. That's all I know. If I go anywhere else, I'd be a foreigner."
"I smell blood. I'm like a pit bull. Once I taste blood I'm on you ... and I'm about to taste blood."
"You name it, I've got it. Some players have to be at 100 percent [to play], but I don't."
"They've got some great young talent, guys who are ready to win now. No one around the league is surprised they're in [the playoff hunt]. What's scary is that they're just going to get better over the next few years."
"[Of all the storylines, none is more compelling than the rise of the Indians. They have arrived much like the young, brash A's did five years ago. The Indians will be a force long after 2005.] They've got some great young talent, guys who are ready to win now, ... No one around the league is surprised they're in [the playoff hunt]. What's scary is that they're just going to get better over the next few years."
"I think Matt Lawton is going to surprise everyone. He's coming in there with something to prove."
"Spring training is a (time) to get to know your team. We've got new guys on our club, and you don't even know these guys."
"When you're playing, it's a different feel. You have a different adrenaline, intensity, and you do things a little harder. When I get to Spring Training, that's going to be the big test."
"If the guy stays healthy, we're going to win. I'll put my money on that. If he stays healthy and hits, then we're going to win."
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He Would Have Laughed

by: Deerhunter

Only bored as I get older
Only bored as I get older
find the ways to spend my time
I am a gold diggin man
Find my money find my land
I'm a gold gold diggin man
I won't rest til I buy your land
Ooohhh
Sweetness comes w/ suffering
And sweetness comes suffering
I won't rest til I can't breathe
I can't breathe with you lookin' at me
I get bored as I get older
Can you help me figure this out
Ooohhh
i lay _____
i don't know where to go
i know my friends would
i now who my friends are now
i lived on a farm hill
i never lived on a farm
where did my friends go (x2)
what do you do when your sleeping
where do you go when you
i dont need nobody on my ____ (x2)
where do your friends go
where do they see you
what did you want to be?
oh shut your




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Torii Hunter reveals BTS details about mentoring Mike Trout on changing position

The Times of India 08 Mar 2025
Torii Hunter ... Calling it a means to ‘give wisdom back’, Torii Hunter took the position in April 2024.— MLBONFOX (@MLBONFOX) Torii Hunter also plans to be a Major League team’s manager one day.

Angels lose 1 game to Royals and another to Mother Nature

Daily Bulletin 08 Mar 2025
THE GAME ... PITCHING REPORT ... Left-hander Victor Gonzalez gave up four runs in one inning of work, allowing home runs to Hunter Renfroe and Peyton Wilson ... OFFENSIVE REPORT ... UP NEXT ... Torii Hunter helping Angels star Mike Trout with transition to right field ... .

Angels’ Tim Anderson willing to do what it takes in new start

Daily Breeze 08 Mar 2025
TEMPE, Ariz. — A good redemption story is enticing. With Tim Anderson, it is also complicated ... It was natural, instinctive ... “You know, just caught up in the moment ... … ... Torii Hunter helping Angels star Mike Trout with transition to right field ... .

Angels’ Kyren Paris making his case for the majors

Daily Breeze 08 Mar 2025
TEMPE, Ariz. — As Kyren Paris has come up with one clutch hit after another this spring, Ron Washington has gushed over the young infielder’s transformation ... 22 ... CUTS ... NOTES ... … ... … ... Torii Hunter helping Angels star Mike Trout with transition to right field. .

Kyren Paris drives in 3 runs as Angels tie Mariners

Daily Bulletin 07 Mar 2025
THE GAME ... PITCHING REPORT. Starter Kyle Hendricks gave up two runs on four hits over 3⅔ innings in the longest of his three outings this spring ... They’re not on it ... UP NEXT ... Torii Hunter helping Angels star Mike Trout with transition to right field ... .

Angels pitcher Caden Dana says arm feels fine despite struggles

Daily Bulletin 07 Mar 2025
PEORIA, Ariz. — Angels top pitching prospect Caden Dana moved quickly to dispel any suggestion that his spring struggles have anything to do with arm discomfort ... NOTES ... Torii Hunter helping Angels star Mike Trout with transition to right field ... .

Torii Hunter helping Angels star Mike Trout with transition to right field

Press Telegram 06 Mar 2025
— A full 15 years later, Torii Hunter remembers his gradual move from center field to right field and began re-living the memory upon his arrival in Angels camp this week, as the special assistant to the front office assumed a guest instructor role.

Mike Trout, Mickey Moniak homer in Angels’ loss to Dodgers

Daily Bulletin 06 Mar 2025
THE GAME. The Angels hit a pair of home runs in the first inning before ultimately falling to the Dodgers, 5-3, in a Cactus League game on Wednesday in Tempe, Arizona ... Torii Hunter helping Angels star Mike Trout with transition to right field ... UP NEXT.
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