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Personal Profile

Torii Hunter
  • Birth Name:
    Torii Kedar Hunter
  • Nickname:
    Spidey, T-Nutts
  • Date of Birth:
    July 18, 1975
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA
  • Height:
    6' 2"
  • Weight:
    205 lb
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Religion:
    Christianity

Family

Torii Hunter
  • Spouse:
    Katrina Hall
  • Son:
    Cameron, Torii Jr.

Career

Torii Hunter
  • Profession:
    Sportsman
  • Debut:
    August 22, 1997 for the Minnesota Twins

Trivia

Torii Hunter
  • On October 27, Hunter won the Players Choice Award for Marvin Miller Man of the Year. On October 29, Hunter filed for free agency.
  • Hunter began the 2007 season with one of the fastest starts to a season in his career, featuring a 23-game hitting streak starting in mid-April and ending on May 10.
  • Hunter contributes to many charities and even made a baseball field in Southern California for children.
  • In 2009 he was named # 44 on the Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball.
  • On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Hunter was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation.
  • Hunter led all major league center fielders in range factor (3.29), and was named Best Defensive Outfielder in the American League by Baseball America.
  • Hunter was selected by the fans to his first All-Star Game, in Milwaukee in 2002, becoming the first Twin since Kirby Puckett in 1995 to start an All-Star game in center field.
  • He has won eight consecutive Gold Glove Awards as an outfielder.
  • Hunter has taken away many home runs throughout his 11-year baseball career for the Minnesota Twins by "climbing the fence" in the outfield.
  • Torii Hunter is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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