FORT MYERS, Fla. - After Torii Hunter hit his first home run in a Twins uniform since 2007, manager Paul Molitor greeted him in the dugout with a sly message.
"Remember how you did it," Molitor said after Hunter hit a three-run homer Tuesday in the Twins' 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays
Tthe 39-year-old Hunter signed a one-year, $10.5 million, one-year deal to return to the Twins, a team he left after the 2007 season. Hunter had just two extra-base hits, a pair of doubles, through his first 25 at-bats before connecting on an 82 mph breaking ball.
"I know physically he feels really good," Molitor said. "It's always nice to click on one in spring training. He's a smart, intelligent guy who has an idea every time he goes up there what he's going to try to do. He saw that and he reacted very nicely."
Before the game, the Twins announced a $20 million, four-year contract with second baseman Brian Dozier, who homered on the first pitch he saw.
"I'm a Brian Dozier fan," Molitor said. "We're elated to have one of our best players in the fold for four years."
