Saying Goodbye to Torii Hunter

After 19 long years the stud centerfielder Torii Hunter has announced his retirement from baseball. The 40-year old signed in 1993 and debuted in 1997 (he did not get an a plate appearance in 1997 and had only 19 in 1998). A long time Twin, Hunter also played with the Angels and Tigers. He will end his run with 353 homers and a respectable .277 career batting average. Hunter also finishes 14th all-time among outfielder with 5,263 putouts.

Hunter was elected to the All Star Team five times, has nine Gold Gloves, two Silver Slugger Awards, and placed sixth in MVP voting in 2002. Often known as one of the happiest guys to play the game of baseball, Hunter was rarely spotted without smile on his face. He will be sorely missed. Here we have a couple bright spots in his 19 years in the MLB.

2002, Robbing Barry Bonds of a home run in the ASG

Click here to watch the amazing grab

Bonds was smacking home runs left and right throughout 2002 but Torii Hunter showed why he deserved to be playing in his first ever All Star Game.

2015, Ending his final season with 22 HR’s

Hunter had surpassed 30 homers only once in his career and was never really known for outstanding power. However, following three straight sub-20 HR seasons, Hunter decided to end his career on a high note with 22 long balls, 81 RBI, and 67 runs.

By Casey Cheng