Three Reasons Why Torii Hunter Is the A.L. MVP of the First Half

No player has been more valuable to his team this year than Torii Hunter.

Hunter has always been a great player and a great leader; these are facts. This season, however, he has taken his game to the next level when his team desperately needed it.

No team has faced more adversity this season than the Los Angeles Angels. Things could have easily gone completely down the drain. The bullpen was imploding, the offense was struggling, and the starting pitching was dealing with an unbelievable amount of injuries and even the death of a young uprising star.

Hunter has stayed strong and has shown everyone that the Angels made a great decision in signing him last season. Hunter has shown three huge reasons why he is undoubtedly the MVP of the first half.