Torii Hunter
Baseball player, two-time All-Star
Born
July 18th, 1975
50 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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A professional baseball player played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder. Most of the career was spent with the Minnesota Twins, where he debuted in 1997. Played for the Anaheim Angels and the Detroit Tigers as well. Achieved two All-Star selections and won nine Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence. Helped the Angels secure the 2002 World Series title. Accumulated over 2,400 hits and 353 home runs during the career.
Selected as an All-Star in 2001 and 2002
Won nine Gold Glove Awards
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