Editing Torii Hunter (section)

=== Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ===
[[File:Torii Hunter on base in April 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Hunter on second base for the [[2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2008]]]]
After turning down a three-year, $45 million deal in August 2007 from the Twins, Hunter signed a five-year contract with the [[Los Angeles Angels|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] worth $90 million. He replaced [[Gary Matthews Jr.]] as the everyday center fielder.<ref name="angels">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/angels/2007-11-22-hunter_N.htm |title=Angels land Torii Hunter with five-year, $90M deal |newspaper=USA Today |date=November 22, 2007 |access-date=November 22, 2007 |first=Bob |last=Nightengale}}</ref>

In 2009, he was named [[#44]] on the ''[[Sporting News]]'' list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball.  A panel of 100 baseball people, many of them members of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] and winners of major baseball awards, were polled to arrive at the list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlesports/archives/169131.asp?from=blog_last3 |title=Ichiro 30th on Sporting News list of baseball's best |publisher=Blog.seattlepi.com |date=May 20, 2009 |access-date=December 31, 2012}}</ref>

Hunter hit three home runs in one game against the [[San Diego Padres]] on June 13, 2009. It was the first time in his career he had accomplished the feat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hunter has first three-homer game as Angels run over Padres|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290613103|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618144240/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290613103|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 18, 2009|access-date=December 1, 2015|agency=Associated Press|work=ESPN.com|date=June 14, 2009}}</ref> Hunter was selected to represent Los Angeles in the 2009 All-Star Game, making his third appearance, but he was unable to participate. He was on the disabled list because he had crashed into the outfield wall at Dodger Stadium and at AT&T Park, separating his right shoulder. This sidelined him for more than a month.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DiGiovanna |first1=Mike |title=Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero go on the 15-day disabled list |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jul-11-sp-angels-fyi11-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 11, 2009 |access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref>

Hunter batted .299 with 22 homers and 90 RBIs in 2009. After the 2009 season, Hunter won his ninth consecutive Gold Glove award for the outfield, and a [[Silver Slugger Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torii Hunter Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/torii-hunter-116338 |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>

On September 2, 2011, Hunter said in an interview with the ''[[Minneapolis Star-Tribune]]'' that he wanted to retire as a member of the Angels,<ref name="startrib">{{cite news |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/129171973.html |title=Torii Hunter talks of retirement and more |first=Jim |last=Souhan |newspaper=Star-Tribune |date=September 3, 2011 |access-date=April 10, 2012}}</ref> but he became a free agent following the 2012 season.