Photo: Keith Allison on Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Torii Hunter is one of those players I genuinely loved to watch. A Gold Glove fixture in center field, he turned defense into theater, scaling outfield walls to steal home runs in ways that made you gasp. Across nearly two decades with the Twins, Angels and Tigers, he combined athleticism with longevity, and his post-career move into the Angels front office shows a mind that stayed in the game. I admire athletes who electrify a crowd with their glove rather than just their bat. Hunter had real flair, and the sport was more fun with him in it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Torii Hunter
- Name (Japanese)
- トリー・ハンター
- Reading
- とりー・はんたー
- Born
- July 18, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Pine Bluff High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Torii Hunter born?
Born July 18, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Torii Hunter from?
Torii Hunter is from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States.
What does Torii Hunter do?
Torii Hunter works as baseball player.
How tall is Torii Hunter?
Torii Hunter is 190 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.