Prolebrity: Beyond the Game

Torii Kedar Hunter (born July 18, 1975 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Torii Hunter has shown his athletic ability, having taken away many home runs throughout his 11 year baseball career for the Minnesota Twins. ESPN commentators have called Hunter a "daily web gem," referring to ESPN's nightly highlight reel. He has won seven consecutive Gold Glove Awards for his defensive prowess. He currently resides during the off-season in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Prosper, Texas. He is a cousin of Las Vegas 51s outfielder Choo Freeman. Despite the same spelling, Hunter was not named after torii, the gates to a Japanese Shinto shrine. Hunter himself says jokingly, "I think, when my mom filled out the paperwork after I was born, she accidentally put two 'I's."

Personal Information

Birthday:

July 18, 1975

Professional Highlights

	Sport:	Baseball
	Team(s):	Los Angeles Angels (2008 - Present) Minnesota Twins (1997 - 2007)
	Position(s):	Center Field
	Draft Pick:	1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20
	High School:	Pine Bluff High School (Pine Bluff, AR)