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Detroit Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson is a tremendous athlete. Baseball America named him the best 12-year-old baseball player in the nation in 1999 and the best 15-year-old player a few years later. Coming out of high school, Jackson was also …
Your browser does not support iframes. Torii Hunter hit the type of home run on Thursday that players dream about. Hunter crushed a 3-run walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers were down 6-4 …
Torii Hunter wanted to fight Albert Pujols during a Los Angeles Angels team meeting last season, according to a report. Scott Miller at CBS Sports has a lengthy article full of strong reporting about the Angels. The article touches on the influence …
Prince Fielder is having a down season by his standards, and teammate Torii Hunter implied on Tuesday that the Detroit Tigers first baseman is being affected by some off-field issues. Hunter was appearing on the “Ryan and Rico” show on …
Your browser does not support iframes. Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was as angry as you will ever see him during his team’s bench-clearing brawl against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday. For those who missed it, you can see video of the …
***This is a sponsored post***Torii Hunter has somewhat quietly put together one of the better careers among active MLB players. Hunter’s career achievements include four All-Star Games, nine Gold Gloves, and a Silver Slugger award. Hunter …
The Houston Astros are not only the worst team in baseball, they’re also the least attentive bunch. 37-year-old Torii Hunter pulled a veteran move on the young squad during the second inning of the Detroit Tigers’ 18-2 whooping on …
Let the damage control begin. Over the weekend, Kevin Baxter of the LA Times published a piece that quoted Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter as saying he would be uncomfortable with a gay teammate. He said his stance was based on his Christian …
Torii Hunter has drawn attention for his comments on gay athletes in pro sports. Boxer Orlando Cruz recently revealed that he is gay, but there has yet to be an NFL, MLB, or NBA player who has come out while he was playing. Houston Texans running …
The Los Angeles Angels made yet another enormous offseason splash on Thursday by reportedly signing Josh Hamilton to a five-year, $125 million deal. Last winter, the Angels locked down the best hitter on the free agent market by bringing Albert …
Torii Hunter got the chance to interview Angels fan and NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, who is currently serving a four-month mission in the International Space Station, on Friday via satellite at Angels Stadium. Hunter took the opportunity to ask the …
Do the 2012 Angels look a lot like the 2011 Red Sox or what? Like Boston did with Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez prior to last season, Los Angeles went out and signed two enormous free agents this past offseason in Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson. …
Torii Hunter returned home from the Freeway Series finale against the Dodgers in Los Angeles Wednesday and had a bit of an episode. The Angels outfielder says his home security alarm went off and the police showed up. That’s when matters got so …
For the past decade or so, the Yankees have owned the Twins in the postseason. Since the Yankees are always one of the best teams in the American League, that is nothing for Minnesota to be ashamed of. New York has owned a lot of teams, mostly …
Oh Yankees fans, so generous (or pompous), depending on how you view it: This seems to be some sort of odd trend developing between Yankees fans and Torii Hunter. Remember what happened in June? That was in Anaheim, this was in The Bronx. Someone …
While there has not been much talk about them over the course of the season, the L.A. Angels wrapped up the first half of the season on an absolute tear. The Angels’ record of 50-42 is nothing tremendous, but this is a team that was 36-39 …
