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<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Raise your glass and cheer for Cedric Hunter!
"Everybody is giving me congrats and everything, and I am happy about that. But in the back of my mind this is just a beginning," Hunter, 28, said before the Phillies departed for Monday's opener in Cincinnati against the Reds. "I have to really go out and prove myself and show that I am ready to be here."
Hunter was signed by the Phillies as a minor-league free agent and is expected to see significant playing time.
"To be in a situation where I am playing every day just like I was in the minor leagues, it is awesome," he said.
Hunter's only other Major-League stint came in 2011 with the San Diego Padres, when he appeared in six games and had four at-bats. He is a career .288 minor-league hitter and batted .283 last season for the Atlanta Braves triple-A Gwinnett Braves team.
Hunter, who can play all three outfield positions, said he signed with the Phillies because he thought it presented a realistic opportunity to make the roster. Through 1,151 career minor-league games, he conceded it took a great deal of resolve to keep pursuing his dream.
"I definitely had my doubts, but I felt like God put me in those situations to make me better," Hunter said.
"Everybody is giving me congrats and everything, and I am happy about that. But in the back of my mind this is just a beginning," Hunter, 28, said before the Phillies departed for Monday's opener in Cincinnati against the Reds. "I have to really go out and prove myself and show that I am ready to be here."
Hunter was signed by the Phillies as a minor-league free agent and is expected to see significant playing time.
"To be in a situation where I am playing every day just like I was in the minor leagues, it is awesome," he said.
Hunter's only other Major-League stint came in 2011 with the San Diego Padres, when he appeared in six games and had four at-bats. He is a career .288 minor-league hitter and batted .283 last season for the Atlanta Braves triple-A Gwinnett Braves team.
Hunter, who can play all three outfield positions, said he signed with the Phillies because he thought it presented a realistic opportunity to make the roster. Through 1,151 career minor-league games, he conceded it took a great deal of resolve to keep pursuing his dream.
"I definitely had my doubts, but I felt like God put me in those situations to make me better," Hunter said.
