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"People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African American," Hunter said, according to the article, published Wednesday. "They're not us. They're impostors. Even people I know come up and say, ?Hey, what color is Vladimir Guerrero? Is he a black player?' I say, ?Come on, he's Dominican. He's not black.' " African Americans made up 10% of last year's opening-day rosters, compared with 28% for foreign players. The article also quoted Hunter as saying teams pursue Latin American talent "because you can get them cheaper. It's like, ?Why should I get this kid from the South Side of Chicago and have Scott Boras represent him and pay him $5 million when you can get a Dominican guy for a bag of chips?" |
Torii Hunter fumed about how he was portrayed in a USA Today article examining the declining percentage of African American players in baseball in which he was quoted as saying that dark-skinned players from the Dominican Republic are not black but "imposters."