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Torii Hunter's Tips for Being Adored

It's the offseason, so it's a fitting time for players to step back and provide some perspective on a wide range of topics, including matters on the field and off. With the help of VYou, a new service that broadcasts video structured as conversations, FanHouse was able to talk to Torii Hunter about why he's one of the...

Playoffs Give Elvis Andrus National Stage for Eye-Opening Defense

NEW YORK -- It's not that Elvis Andrus can't hit. The Texas leadoff man has a .429 average in the first two games of the American League Championship Series against New York and has a .266 average his first two years in the big leagues. It's not that he can't run, either. He had stolen 65 bases in the regular season and...

Hiroshima Carp Outfielder Soichiro Amaya Gets His Spider-Man On

Attention Torii Hunter: Soichiro Amaya, an outfielder with the Hiroshima Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball league, would like you to know that you can no longer claim the nickname of "Spider-Man." Why? Well, just because you've robbed many a major leaguer of a home run throughout your career, you've generally made...

Torii Hunter Takes His Suspension Without Appeal

It's easy to get cynical watching the machinations of MLB's on-field discipline policy. Player does something outlandish, clearly deserving of additional punishment beyond the ejection that usually accompanies his behavior, then immediately files an appeal whenever a suspension is handed down. Happens all the time, no...

Major League Notebook: August 7

Here is what's happening around baseball on Saturday Aug. 7, 2010: • It's understandable the Angels had some lingering frustration as they took the field Friday night, having just been swept in a three-game set by the lowly Orioles. And even though they ended up beating Detroit to open a three-game series, they did...

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05/29/12 Angels' Jered Weaver goes on disabled list; Torii... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA The Angels returned a key piece to their lineup Tuesday in right fielder Torii Hunter but lost the ace of their rotation when Jered Weaver was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a lower-back injury.
05/29/12 Hunter back in Tuesday lineup against NY Yankees Source: Angels: From the Dugout Angels manager Mike Scioscia lost a major contributor â ace right-hander Jered Weaver to the 15-day disabled list â on Tuesday but got another veteran back in Angels right fielder Torii Hunter.
05/29/12 Torii Hunter activated for Tuesday's game Source: Angels: From the Dugout Angels right fielder Torii Hunter has been been reinstated Tuesday from the restricted list, which he had been on since May 14, when he left the team to help his son, Darius McClinton-Hunter, deal with a sexual-assault charge in their Prosper, Texas, hometown.
05/24/12 Major League Roundup: A-Rod hits two homers, Yanks win Source: Portland Press Herald - Portland ME Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals, 8-3.
05/24/12 Clemens prosecutors look to reluctant Segui Source: Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem NC "If he doesn't show up, he'll be arrested like anyone else."