Torii Hunter: 'I'd die on the field'

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    Torii Hunter's tumble into the Boston Red Sox's bullpen left him bruised and bloodied.

    But the Detroit Tigers right fielder never considered leaving Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.

    "This is the postseason," Hunter told reporters after Detroit's 6-5 loss Sunday at Fenway Park. "I'd die on the field for this. You're not going to take me off this field."

    Hunter crashed headfirst over the right-field wall while attempting to catch David Ortiz's game-tying grand slam in the eighth inning. Hunter went down hard and came out only after teammates had waved for the Detroit medical staff to come help him.

    "I was trying my best to just stop that ball from going over the fence," Hunter said. "I'd sacrifice my body if I have to. I've done that my whole career."

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