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Copyright 2013 Pride Source Media Group, LLC www.PrideSource.com January 10, 2013 | BTL 3 Newest Tigers Player ‘Uncomfortable’ With An Out Teammate BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE comment Hunter has made. In 2010 he did an interview with USA Today DETROIT - Detroit Tiger’s where he complained about Dominican right fielder Torii Hunter joined players being categorized as black. other professional sports players in “People see dark faces out there, and reinforcing the stereotype that gays are the perception is that they’re African not welcome in the hyper-masculine American. They’re not us. They’re world of baseball and football. impostors,” Hunter told USA Today. In a Dec. 29th story for the LA “Even people I know come up and say, Times, reporter Kevin Baxter asked ‘Hey, what color is Vladimir Guerrero? Hunter about what his reaction would Is he a black player?’ I say, ‘Come on, be to learning he’s Dominican. He’s not black.’ that someone “As African-American players, we on his team have a theory that baseball can go get was gay. Hunter an imitator and pass them off as us,” The Burchett Family. Photo courtesy of Terry Johnston Photography Watch the Online Video told him that an Hunter says. “It’s like they had to get www.pridesource.com “out” teammate some kind of dark faces, so they go to could divide a the Dominican or Venezuela because team. you can get them cheaper. It’s like, “For me, ‘Why should I get this kid from the as a Christian South Side of Chicago and have Scott Family Support Offers … I will be Boras represent him and pay him $5 Torii Hunter uncomfortable million when you can get a Dominican because in all guy for a bag of chips?’ my teachings and all my learning, “I’m telling you, it’s sad.” The LA Times article also pointed Brighter Future For Son biblically, it’s not