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Hunter resides during the off-season in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Prosper, Texas with his wife Katrina, whom he met in high school. [28] He is a cousin of former MLB outfielder Choo Freeman. [29] Despite the same spelling, Hunter was not named after torii, the gates to a Japanese Shinto shrine. Hunter says jokingly, "I think ...
Torii Hunter was one of four players drafted by the Twins' in the first round of the 1993 draft. Michael Cuddyer (1997) was drafted as a shortstop but has never played a major league game at that position. [17] Denard Span's selection in 2002 was one of five times the Twins made the 20th pick of the draft.
Rookie Miguel Sano was called up, and blasted ten home runs in his first 41 games—the fastest start for any Twins or Washington Senators rookie. Eddie Rosario set a Twins rookie record by tallying fifteen triples (which led the major leagues) and tied the late Kirby Puckett 's 1984 rookie club record with sixteen outfield assists .
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Torii Hunter, sporting a Los Angeles Angels cap and a red Angels shirt, greeted Twins players and staff members as they walked onto the field during batting practice Friday.
Seventeen rookies saw playing time for manager Tom Kelly in the 1999 season. Some of these rookies, such as Corey Koskie , Torii Hunter , and Joe Mays , would go on to future success. The season was not without its bright spots, including Doug Mientkiewicz 's .997 fielding percentage and Koskie's team-leading .310 batting average.
Ichiro's first MLB appearance for the Seattle Mariners in 2001 kicked off a 19-year career that included an MVP award, the 2001 AL Rookie of the Year award, 10 All-Star appearances, 10 Gold Gloves ...
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Bill Boni Award (Twins Outstanding Rookie) – Joe Mauer; Charles O. Johnson Award (Most Improved Twin) – Juan Rincón; Dick Siebert Award (Upper Midwest Player of the Year) – Keith Foulke. The above awards are voted on by the Twin Cities chapter of the BBWAA; Carl R. Pohlad Award (Outstanding Community Service) – Torii Hunter