Pine Bluff native Hunter wins 9th Gold Glove
For the 9th year in a row, Torii Hunter has been awarded a Rawlings Gold Glove, as announced on Tuesday. His is now only the 7th player in Major League Baseball History to win at least 9 Gold Gloves for outstanding defense in the outfield.
Total, Hunter made only 1 error in 977.1 innings played in 2009. His .997 fielding percentage tied for the best among center fielders this season.
Even though Hunter has collected a closet full of Gold Gloves in his 13-year Major League career, he still has a long way to go if he were to catch fellow Arkansan Brooks Robinson, who won 16 Gold Gloves in his career. Altogether, 35 Gold Gloves have been won by an Arkansas-born player between 7 players.