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Let’s meet Torii Hunter Jr. One of the LA Angels rising stars

Torii Hunter has since retired and now does broadcasts for his orignal team the Minnesota Twins, but his son Torii Hunter Jr. is in the LA Angels organization. Hunter Jr. was a member of the Notre Dame football team as a wide receiver From 2013 to 2015 leading the Irish in receptions in 2015 with 38 catches for 521 yards and three touchdowns.

However, a vicious hit early in the 2016 season against Michigan where Hunter Jr. suffered a severe concussion got him to reassess playing football. So Hunter Jr decided to look at the sport his dad played so well and accepted the Angels offer to sign with them after being drafted in the 23rd round of the 2016 MLB Amateur Draft.