The Tigers had summoned their key baseball personnel to Detroit on Monday for what was supposed to have been two days of planning meetings when Hunter phoned general manager Dave Dombrowski and invited himself to town.©2022 by the Las Vegas Raiders.
The leadership in Oakland sent a clear message that they are interested in high-character players and taking Clelin Ferrell (4th pick) and Trayvon Mullen (40th pick) earlier in the draft. Which is why neither side is in the mood to waste any more of it this winter.Īnd which is why, if they can pull this one off together, the incredibly entertaining story of how Hunter came to be a Detroit Tiger will be told and retold for generations in Michigan. The Oakland Raiders added their third former Clemson Tiger this afternoon taking wideout Hunter Renfrow during the 5 th round of today’s NFL Draft. With Hunter at 37 and Ilitch at 83, time's a-wastin'.
It's the perfect hookup: Torii Hunter, a man on a mission to win a World Series ring before his time in the game is up, with Tigers owner Mike Ilitch, a man on a mission to win a World Series trophy before his time in the game expires. Torii Hunter carried the Angels down the stretch in 2012, but it wasn't enough to get them into the playoffs.