First came the news earlier in the week that Torii Hunter could face up to a three-year suspension for gifting the Royals with a little Dom Perignon. Then, today, during the Twins-Royals tilt, this happens.Twins star Torii Hunter needed three stitches to close a cut on the inside of his mouth after he was hit by a pitch from Kansas City's Zack Greinke on Thursday.Um, yeah, I think we'd all have to qualify Torii's week as substandard. If nothing else, at least he's not going to miss the Twins' next game against Detroit.
Back from the hospital after Minnesota's 1-0 win in 11 innings, Hunter had a fat lip and a sore tooth, but said he would play on Friday when Minnesota visits Detroit.
Leading off the bottom of the second inning, Hunter was hit in the mouth by a 2-2 fastball. After gathering himself, he started out toward the mound, but stopped after a couple of steps and dropped to the turf as his team rushed to check on him.
Greinke apologized, and Hunter was fine with that.
"He's a nice guy. He felt really bad,'' Hunter said.
So, I guess they call this adding injury to insult?
Previously at FanHouse:
Torii Hunter's Gratitude Has No Place On A Baseball Field




