The return of Torii Hunter to the Minnesota Twins got off to a rough start at his introductory press conference Wednesday after a reporter asked Hunter about his view on gay marriage.
Hunter — who once said that having a gay teammate would be "difficult and uncomfortable" and recently criticized gay marriage in a political candidate's ad — bristled at St. Paul Pioneer Press writer Mike Berardino's hot topic question and called him a "prick" — four times!
Torii Hunter just called Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press a "prick" when he asked about Hunter's past quotes on gay marriage.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) December 3, 2014
Hunter — who just signed with the Twins on Tuesday, taking a one-year contract worth $10.5 million to go back to the team he started his MLB career with — had every right to avoid answering a non-baseball question — but, for what it's worth, could have handled it better.
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