TORII HUNTER RUMORS & GOSSIP

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...
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14 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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18 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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19 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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21 days ago  |  Discuss

Hunter returns to Angel Stadium with Tigers

(Eds: Updates.) By JOE RESNICK Associated Press Torii Hunter wanted to end his playing career with the Los Angeles Angels. General manager Jerry Dipoto had other ideas, electing not to offer him a contract extension at age 37 after he batted .313 with 16 home runs and 92 RBIs in 2012. The Halos instead went after free agent and longtime Angels nemesis Josh Hamilton, signing the...
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April 19, 2013  |  Discuss

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  |  Discuss

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...
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December 31, 2012  |  Discuss
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.

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December 30, 2012  |  4 Comments
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. 

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December 13, 2012  |  Discuss

Umpire exits after being spiked in face

Your browser does not support iframes. 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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August 16, 2012  |  1 Comment
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