Torii Hunter Jr., son of MLB great Torii Hunter, is back on the diamond after COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 minor-league season. Hunter, who played both football and baseball at Notre Dame, has begun 2021 with the Salt Lake Bees, the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. He is not known for his power, only hitting four home runs as a professional heading into Monday’s game against the Reno Aces. If he wants to change that, he got off to a good start during the fifth inning of the contest, blasting a go-ahead homer:
Torii Hunter Jr with his first career AAA HR! pic.twitter.com/8WHW2IJxsr
— Angels MiLB (@AngelsMiLB) May 11, 2021
Hunter played only 23 baseball games in two seasons for Notre Dame. He hit 2 for 12, stole two bases and had one RBI while putting up a slash line of .167/.286/.167.
As a receiver during three seasons of game action for the football team, Hunter caught 73 passes for 949 yards and six touchdowns. He saved his best game for last, totaling eight receptions and 104 receiving yards while also scoring a touchdown during the Irish’s 2016 loss to Navy.