Pop star Justin Timberlake is filming a movie that has him playing the role of a baseball player on the Corpus Christi Hooks. The Hooks are the Houston Astros’ Double-A team.
The movie, which is entitled “The Open Road,” is about a minor league baseball player who is trying to get home to be his ailing mother. Jeff Bridges, Mary Steenburgen and Kate Mara also star in the movie, while Michael Meredith is the writer-director. Michael Meredith is the son of Don Meredith, a former quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.
Timberlake said he hopes to meet with players on the Hooks to …read more

Check out these YouTube clips of some of Hunter’s highlights.
Hunter Triple Against the Reds Last Season:

Another Hunter At Bat:

Hunter in the Minors:

Here are some of Hunter’s highlights from the 2006 season with the minor league Corpus Christi Hooks.

Welcome to Inside the Ballpark, a new blog featuring Hunter Pence of the Houston Astros. We are very excited about Hunter joining us on the b5media Sports Channel.
Hunter will personally pen a weekly blog post to detail the latest happenings in his life as an Astro. Additionally, this blog will be updated on a daily basis to keep everyone updated on Hunter and the Astros. Hunter is entering his second season for the Astros after completing a very successful rookie season. As a rookie, Hunter hit .322 with 17 homeruns and 69 RBIs. He also collected 30 doubles, nine …read more