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Byline: Gordon Wittenmyer
The introduction was as brief as it was spectacular.
Bonds? Barry Bonds?
Meet Torii Hunter. Then take a seat.
When Hunter, the Minnesota Twins' center fielder, reached above the wall in Milwaukee's Miller Park to rob Bonds of a home run in the first inning of the All-Star Game last July, he not only made Bonds take notice, he made a stunning entrance onto baseball's world stage.
"Had that All-Star Game not ended in a tie, it might have been remembered for his catch," Twins President Dave St. Peter said.
By the end of the year, Hunter had a second straight Gold Glove, finished sixth in the American League Most Valuable Player voting, proved his leadership ability in the playoffs and, during a November exhibition series between U.S. and Japanese big-leaguers, survived mobs of admirers to beat out Bonds for ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Torii Hunters soars into rare air.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)