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MINNESOTA TWINS
AGE: 29
POSITION: Outfield
BIRTHPLACE: Pine Bluff, AR
RESIDES: The Colony, TX
SCHOOL: Pine Bluff High School
PERSONAL: Wife Katrina, 3 sons
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Torii
Hunter names the Rookie League and RBI (Reviving Baseball
in Inner Cities) as his charities of choice. Active with
these inner city youth baseball programs, Torii is the
spokesperson for the leagues, appears in PSAs and meets
with the leagues 6,000 players while teaching clinics.
He personally selects 40 economically-disadvantaged players
each month to join him for Twins batting practice. He
speaks with kids about growing up around gangs in Little
Rock and encourages them to stay in school and baseball.
Torii also supports Big Brothers Big Sisters by hosting
youth and mentors at Twins games. As part of the “Hunter’s
Homies” program, Torii has given tickets to Twins
games to more than 20,000 youth since 2003. Involved with
the Christian-based Athletes In Action, he meets with
college baseball and softball teams, encouraging them
to stay focused and find support in God. Torii also supports
the Garth Brooks Touch ‘Em All Foundation and the
Twins Winter Caravan. In addition, he spends countless
hours signing autographs at TwinsFest, helping to raise
more than $500,000 for the Twins Community Fund. In 2004,
he received the Carl R. Pohlad Award for outstanding community
service. In 2002, Torii was a finalist for the MLBPA Marvin
Miller Man of the Year Award.
In
2004, Torii Hunter won his fourth consecutive Gold Glove
Award. He was a member of the 2002 American League All-Star
team. In high school in 1993, he was an All-American and
named Arkansas Player of the Year.
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