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Twins' Torii Hunter Retires

Twins outfielder Torii Hunter retired Monday after playing in parts of 19 major-league season.

 width=Hunter, 40, was originally drafted by the Twins in 1993 as the 20th overall pick out of Pine Bluff (Ark.) High School. Hunter spent 12 of his 19 big-league seasons in a Twins uniform. The 12th of those seasons was 2015, in which Hunter hit 22 home runs during a late-career reunion with Minnesota. In between his two stints with the Twins, Hunter spent five seasons with the Angels and two with the Tigers. While Hunter never won a World Series, he was a member of eight different playoff teams.

Over the span of his career, Hunter batted .277/.331/.461 in 2,372 games with 353 homers; 498 doubles; 195 stolen bases; and 2,452 hits. He also made five All-Star appearances and won nine Gold Gloves and two Silver Sluggers. As an outfielder, Hunter ranks 14th all-time with 5,263 putouts.

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