Coming into spring training, it appeared as if Hunter Pence would be batting sixth in the Houston Astros’ lineup. After an impressive spring training, it appears as if Pence may find himself batting second permanently.
“He’s just an exciting player, and you want him to bat as many times as you can,” Astros manager Cecil Cooper told the Houston Chronicle. “If he’s down sixth, it would probably keep him from hitting one extra time. You want your best guys right up top. Hunter’s just a guy that sees it and hits it.”
Pence has continued his impressive play during spring training as …read more

Congratulations to Hunter Pence for hitting his first homerun of spring training on Tuesday. Houston’s Michael Bourn led off the 4th inning with a homerun of his own, then Hunter followed with his homer one batter later. Hunter finished the game with two hits in his three at bats, hitting a double to go along with his homerun.
Unfortunately, the Houston Astros lost the game against the Cincinnati Reds by a final score of 5-4. The Astros took a 4-0 lead to the bottom of the ninth inning, but Houston was unable to close it out as the Reds scored five …read more

Since the last time we gave a Hunter Pence update, Hunter has hit quite well for the Houston Astros. After a loss last Thursday against the Cleveland Indians, the Astros have three wins and two losses. The wins came against the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays, while the losses came against the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets.
Hunter played in four of those five contests and went a combined 5-14 (.357) with four RBIs. He got at least one hit in all but one of the games.
On Tuesday, the Astros play their next game against …read more

Hey everyone!
So, we are just three short weeks away from our season opener in San Diego and I’m already itching to get on that plane to head out west.
I made a couple of appearances on ESPN this week, starting by doing a phone interview on ESPN News and finishing up on First Take on Friday. Doing interviews is actually a lot of fun, especially on ESPN because I still have to pinch myself somedays that I’m lucky enough to be playing this game everyday … and being on ESPN is pretty cool.
To recap the past week, we played some pretty …read more

I had an accident this week and I wanted to set the record straight on what really happened. Despite the assumptions, I wanted to let everyone know that I did not consume any alcohol that evening.
I had just come home from dinner with some friends, and decided to jump in the hot tub to loosen up my muscles before bed. As we were walking out to the hot tub, I took about three steps toward the tub (leaving the door open behind me) and decided I needed to use the restroom before hopping into the hot water …read more

I am sure that many of you have heard that Hunter Pence was injured on Monday in a freak accident when he crashed through a sliding glass door in the bathroom of his spring training camp home. Fortunately, the accident was not as serious as it could have been. He spent the night in the emergency room but was at camp on Tuesday with a gash on his right index finger and a brace on his knee.
“It’s pretty silly that this kind of a freak accident happened,” Hunter told the press.
Hunter was in a hot tub at the …read more