Tag: Torii Hunter

Watch: Notre Dame alumnus Torii Hunter Jr. hits first Triple-A homer

A former Notre Dame baseball and football player hit for power Monday.

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:

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.

Red Sox condemn racist fans at Fenway: ‘Torii Hunter’s experience is real’

“True change starts from within.”

Last week, former MLB outfielder Torii Hunter detailed the racial abuse he experienced as a visiting player in Boston during his playing career.

He told Golic & Wingo in a radio appearance that the experience at Fenway Park was so bad that he made a point to include a non-trade clause to the Red Sox in all of his contracts. And Hunter wasn’t alone. Black players have long faced racial abuse during visits to Fenway Park. Adam Jones spoke out about his experience in 2017.

And despite those numerous allegations of racism from Boston fans, there were Red Sox fans who dismissed the notion that Fenway could have a racism problem.

On Wednesday, the Red Sox organization made a surprising public acknowledgment of Fenway’s racist incidents, condemning those racist fans in a statement while offering support for Hunter.

In the statement, the Red Sox said that “Torii Hunter’s experience is real.” The team also disclosed that the organization handled seven reported incidents of racism last season and expected more went unreported.

The team also vowed to do a better job, saying, “True change starts from within.”

Let’s hope the Red Sox follow through on those remarks.

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