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Twins' Torii Hunter gives special thanks to Kirby Puckett

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Next March will mark the 10th anniversary of Kirby Puckett's death.

On Thursday, the day Torii Hunter officially retired after 19 seasons in the major leagues, he made a point of thanking one of his earliest mentors with the Twins.

"Watching him carry himself, you had no choice but to be infected," Hunter told a packed news conference at Target Field. "He had a great smile. The way he moved about the room and the way he treated people -- everybody -- the same.