Torii Hunter RUMORS & NEWS

Michigan Live "Jim Leyland has said all along that he won't use Torii Hunter in center field. A stint on the disabled list for Austin Jackson has not changed that a bit. Leyland confirmed Monday afternoon that he will not use Hunter in center in place of Jackson, who went on the disabled list earlier in the..." May 13

Detroit News "Torii Hunter has done it twice — at least — in a friendly way. The second time was in the finale against the Angels in Anaheim, Calif. While speaking with the media about what's expected, he made it clear the Tigers don't want to put anything off until later that they could possibly do..." April 23

Detroit News "This is it for the Torii Hunter reunion tour. Consider it complete. Hunter has played for only two teams other than the Tigers and with his return to Angels Stadium on Friday night, he's played against both already this season. Minnesota still loves him — and he still loves Los Angeles, at..." April 20

Detroit Free Press "Remember when everyone wanted to know who would bat leadoff for the Detroit Tigers? Alex Avila does. "Before Austin (Jackson) got here, that was a big deal," he said. When Jackson arrived and settled that question, attention turned to the No. 2 spot in the lineup, as in, who would bat..." April 15

Detroit News "Torii Hunter entered the season 14 hits shy of 2,000 for his major league career. And in Game No. 7 as a Tiger, he's already there. With a sixth-inning single Tuesday afternoon at Comerica Park -- his third hit of the day -- Hunter reached the milestone. He became the 14th active..." April 09

Detroit Free Press "Torii Hunter should get his 2,000th career hit this week if he continues to make contact the way he has over the first six games of the season. Hunter, 37, is three hits shy of becoming the 14th active player with 2,000 hits. He went 2-for-4 in Sunday's 7-0 loss to the Yankees at Comerica..." April 09

Detroit Free Press "Some Opening Day perspectives on the Tigers' lineup for today: Austin Jackson, centerfielder. It's his fourth Opening Day in the majors -- and his fourth as the leadoff hitter and centerfielder. In both roles he succeeded Curtis Granderson. Torii Hunter, rightfielder. He makes his Tigers..." April 01

Detroit Free Press "What happened: Justin Verlander blanked Toronto on one hit over four innings. Catcher Bryan Holaday had a two-run double, and Torii Hunter hit his first Tigers homer. Boesch is back: In his first big-league game of the spring, lefty-swinging Brennan Boesch fanned in his one at-bat, against..." March 07

Detroit News "The Tigers believe Torii Hunter will be the perfect No. 2 hitter for them. They say that because they believe it. Hunter was targeted for the second spot the moment he signed as a free agent. Know what? The Tigers might be right. Hunter is coming off a tremendous season for the Angels, in..." February 19

Detroit Free Press "Free Press special writer Jon Machota breaks down five players to watch in Lakeland: Victor Martinez A torn anterior cruciate ligament in Martinez's left knee forced the switch-hitter to miss last season. The 34-year-old DH is expected to bat fifth and protect Prince Fielder. The Tigers were..." February 10

Bless You Boys "We're just six days away and have seven players left in our countdown, so we'll need to fix that... later. Today's post is going to center around Torii Hunter, the solid all-around right fielder that the Tigers signed this offseason. We'll let one of the beat writers handle the fluff pieces about..." February 06

Los Angeles Times "Torii Hunter plops down in a leather chair in a room of his 19,900-square-foot, Mediterranean-style estate that is part sports bar, part shrine. Three flat-screen TVs are tuned in to ESPN and MLB Network. A trophy case is filled with Gold Glove awards and an array of memorabilia. There's a pool..." February 03

Detroit News "Tigers right fielder Torii Hunter on Monday said comments attributed to him in a Los Angeles Times story about gay pro athletes were "misrepresented." The story was written by Kevin Baxter. The quotes attributed to Hunter are presented as a response to how Hunter would feel about having a..." January 01

Detroit News "Count Torii Hunter among those stunned by the Angels signing Josh Hamilton to a reported five-year, $125 million contract. Hunter, the new Tigers outfielder who spent the past five seasons in Anaheim, lashed out Thursday afternoon on Twitter, calling out his old team for apparently telling him..." December 14

Detroit News "Jim Leyland couldn't attend Torii Hunter's introductory news conference at Comerica Park last month. He got his chance to chime in Monday. And Leyland made this perfectly clear: Hunter wasn't brought in to be some de facto coach, helping the younger players — even if that's something that..." December 04

Detroit Free Press "igers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski addressed the top off-season need of a corner outfielder with the signing of Torii Hunter. Hunter, who finalized a two-year, $26-million contract Friday, will be the starting rightfielder next season. He will likely bat second behind leadoff..." November 19

Detroit Free Press "Every time Kirby Puckett stepped onto the Metrodome field, the sun broke out. He played his home games in that drab indoor stadium in Minneapolis. He lit it up with his solar smile, and he warmed it with the intensity of his play. The first sentence of Puckett's Hall of Fame plaque..." November 18

Detroit News "First and foremost, Torii Hunter is here because he believes the Tigers are his best bet to finally win that World Series ring. But outside of baseball, there are advantages to being back in the Midwest, after spending the past five years playing for the Los Angeles Angels. "It's a better..." November 18

Detroit News "It didn't take long for Tigers owner Mike Ilitch to know he'd found the right match for his team in free agency. "Abouttwo and a half steps," Ilitch laughed Friday, sitting next to his newest outfielder, Torii Hunter, at an introductory news conference at Comerica Park. "He came flying in the..." November 18

Bless You Boys "According to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Torii Hunter sweepstakes has a winner. The Detroit Tigers. Rosenthal reports via Twitter Hunter has agreed to sign with the Tigers, pending a physical. No terms are officially known, though sources of ESPN's Jerry Rosenthal claim Hunter will sign a..." November 14

Hardball Talk "It's not 100% done yet — it's pending a physical — but Ken Rosenthal reports that the Tigers have signed Torii Hunter to a two-year deal. The deal is for $26 million. Hunter and the Tigers are a perfect fit. He can slide right in to right field — or left and can probably still fill in center..." November 14

Hardball Talk "Kind of a bummer free agent year. Unlike years past, there is not one guy who is going to motivate anyone to check with the FAA to see if and when a plane with him on it is en route to the city of a team wooing him. Those reports are almost always wrong, of course, but they're a hell of a lot of..." November 13

New York Daily News "Torii Hunter may be headed to a new American League contender, but it doesn't look like it will be the Yankees. Hunter is seeking a two-year deal after a solid 2012 season, but a source said the Yankees don't appear to be inclined to offer more than one. Hunter told MLB Network Monday that he..." November 13

New York Post "It has become increasingly clear the Yankees are far from the only team that covets Torii Hunter and Russell Martin, and unlike in years past, when an almost limitless budget got them what they wanted, the Yankees are facing more uncertainty this offseason. Hunter, the free-agent outfielder who..." November 13

Dallas Morning News "Free agent outfielder Torii Hunter is expected to make a decision on his future team soon, and CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler reports that the Rangers are among the leaders for his services. Knobler says the Rangers are on a list of teams interested in the 37-year-old Hunter that also includes..." November 13

New York Post "The Yankees are so serious about dropping under that $189 million luxury tax threshold for 2014 that, according to a source briefed on their plans, they would not even do a two-year contract in the $20 million range with Torii Hunter, The Post has learned. Though Arizona's Justin Upton has..." November 08

Halos Heaven "Did your candidate win? Who's moving to Colorado so they can legally smoke pot? This is for you nacho cheese Dorrito stuffed, pot-smoking democrats, who have hopefully recovered enough to read these Halolinks: This could be a "new era" of Angels' baseball. Letting 37-year-old Hunter walk..." November 07

Hardball Talk "Rob Bradford of WEEI says that it's not just the Yankees who are interested in Torii Hunter: According to a baseball source, the Red Sox have shown interest in free agent outfielder Torii Hunter. The 37 year-old (who turns 38 in July) has expressed interest in playing in Boston in..." November 06

Halos Heaven "The Angels have not made a qualifying offer to Torii Hunter. The All Star Gold Glove outfielder is now a free agent. The new rules of free agency are a streamlined rollercoaster - once the World Series ends, teams have a few days to make a qualifying offer to their free agents. What is a Q.O.?..." November 04

Fox Sports West "The Angels and right fielder Torii Hunter have made little progress in contract talks, and the chances of the team extending a $13.3-million "qualifying offer" to the right fielder by Friday's deadline appear slim, according to a person familiar with negotiations but not authorized to speak..." November 02

New York Daily News "With Nick Swisher likely headed out of town as a free agent, the Yankees will be in the market for a new right fielder this winter. Will Torii Hunter be the answer? According to a source, the 37-year-old free agent was not expected to receive a qualifying offer from the Angels before..." November 01

Pinstriped Bible "Man, do I have mixed feelings about this. Hunter had a great year, can still field a corner if not center field, and is considered a great clubhouse guy. He is also 37 years old now. While he will only command a one- or two-year deal due to his age, I am frustrated by the idea that the Yankees..." November 01

SB Nation "At the top of the Detroit Tigers' wish list this winter is a corner outfield bat, and Angels right fielder Torii Hunter could be the perfect fit, reports Lynn Henning of the Detroit News: What they lacked in 2012 was one or two more steady bats. And nowhere was the void more obvious than at..." October 31

Orange County Register "The Angels remain interested in bringing back outfielder Torii Hunter, despite a report that the team is "unlikely" to re-sign one of the franchise's icons. "Finding a way to fit Torii in is a challenge, but we have been open that we want him back," General Manager Jerry Dipoto said Thursday...." October 26

Orange County Register "Mike Trout's remarkable rookie season came to an end Wednesday with a 2-for-3 day, his 55th multi-hit game in 138 starts, as the Angels lost to the Mariners, 12-0, in their season finale. Trout was twice thrown out on the bases – once on an attempted steal of second and once by right fielder..." October 04

Orange County Register "When Torii Hunter pondered the mind-numbing possibility of playing four games in four cities, on two coasts, in five days, he just smiled. "That's why they have coffee," the Angels' outfielder said before embarking a trip that he hopes gets a little wild at the end. "There would be some guys..." September 30

Orange County Register "Torii Hunter said he didn't have time to get emotional during what might have been his final home game in an Angels uniform. "We got a lot of business to take care of," he said before Thursday's game against Seattle. He quoted his grandfather George Cobbs, who said men can't afford to let..." September 28

Los Angeles Times "Like the fans who chanted his name when he came to bat in the ninth inning Thursday, Torii Hunter wondered if that would be his final appearance at Angel Stadium in the home team's uniform — not only this season, but for good. "I was thinking about that in the back of my mind the whole game,"..." September 28

Los Angeles Times "Torii Hunter came away from a recent lunch meeting with General Manager Jerry Dipoto convinced the Angels would make a strong push to re-sign him after his five-year, $90-million contract expires in October. The 37-year-old right fielder entered Friday with a .305 average, 15 homers and 81 runs..." September 22

Orange County Register "Torii Hunter already has enough Gold Glove awards to fill a couple shelves in his house. Angels manager Mike Scioscia thinks he needs to make room for another one. "He should win the Gold Glove," Scioscia said Thursday. "There's no right fielder who has played to his level, I know that. Torii..." September 21

Orange County Register "Torii Hunter became a fixture in the No. 2 spot in the Angels lineup the past three months — 77 games since June 8 — and did a double take when he saw Manager Mike Scioscia's lineup posted in the clubhouse Thursday morning. Hunter, who had the major league-best .345 batting average out of the..." September 14

Orange County Register "Torii Hunter has found a time machine wedged in the space between Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. Moving to the No. 2 spot in the Angels' lineup in early June has rolled back the odometer on the 37-year-old Hunter. He has batted .357 (97 for 272) in the spot, the highest average by any No. 2..." September 02

Orange County Register "It's not that Mike Trout has taken years off Torii Hunter's age – Hunter does that himself. "I'm 37 years old – I mean, 27," Hunter has joked since his birthday last week. That might be an exaggeration but the veteran outfielder is certainly playing like a younger version of himself this..." July 26

Los Angeles Times "Torii Hunter, in the final year of a five-year, $90-million contract, would take a huge pay cut to remain with the Angels and promised that money "will not be an issue" in whether he returns in 2013. "This is the only team I want to play for," said Hunter, who turned 37 on Wednesday. "If I'm..." July 19

Los Angeles Times "Torii Hunter has been on a tear since moving to the No. 2 spot in the Angels' lineup, where he hits behind Mike Trout and in front of Albert Pujols. But as much as the new surroundings have helped, Hunter says a new perspective has helped even more. Hunter missed 15 games last month to be with..." June 30

Los Angeles Times "It wasn't all that long ago that Torii Hunter was the Angels outfielder opponents feared most. Then along came Mark Trumbo, who leads the team in home runs and runs batted in the last two seasons. And Mike Trout, who leads the American League in hitting and stolen bases this season. Yet, if..." June 28

Halos Heaven "Sometimes articles about numbers are supposed to mean something. I don't know that numbers ever mean anything, but they can illustrate things and sometimes they can at least put things into perspective. Until a player retires or leaves a team, his stats are constantly in flux. An off day gives..." June 15

Los Angeles Times "It's not so much the two-hole that is bringing out the best in Torii Hunter. It's the hitters surrounding the Angels right fielder in his new lineup spot. Hunter batted second 29 times in 2011, usually between leadoff batters Erick Aybar and Maicer Izturis and No. 3 hitter Bobby Abreu, and hit..." June 14

Los Angeles Times "Torii Hunter says his mind-set began to change when he walked into the visiting clubhouse at Coors Field and saw he was batting second for the first time this season. "Wherever I hit in the lineup I try to make the adjustment and help the team win," Hunter said. "If I have to get a runner over,..." June 09

Los Angeles Times "Jered Weaver, the Angels' ace and starting pitcher for the American League in last summer's All-Star Game, was put on the 15-day disabled list after he was diagnosed Tuesday with a lower-back strain and spasms. The lanky right-hander said he has a strain with spasms and some inflammation in one..." May 30