Age: 39, turns 40 on July 18.
Chart: Torii Hunter at a glance
February 15, 2015 at 3:10AM
Born: Pine Bluff, Ark.
Resides: Prosper, Texas.
Family: Wife Katrina, whom he's known since high school. Sons Torii Jr., a wide receiver at Notre Dame; Monshadrik, a safety at Arkansas State; and Darius, who is taking classes online and contemplating a return to college football.
Noteworthy: Hunter is an eight-time Gold Glove winner, five-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. In his career, he has 2,327 hits, 331 home runs and 193 stolen bases.
Big family in Texas: Through the years, Hunter has moved his brothers Tramar, Tishque and Taru and father, Theotis, from Pine Pluff to Prosper to get them in a better environment. Hunter also has a half-brother, Brandon Thurman, who ran track at Army and now works in New York.
Minnesota reunion: Hunter returns to the Twins after five seasons in Anaheim and two in Detroit.
Productive at 40? Hunter thinks so. He batted .286 last season — higher than his career .279 average — with 17 homers and 83 RBI.
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