James MacGregor Hunter (born June 22, 1964) is a former Major League

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who played eight games with the

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during the 1991 MLB season. The

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originally drafted Hunter out of the

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in 1985. The Brewers bought his contract in the following year. However, he did not make his Major League debut until 1991. He played in a total of eight games, starting in six of those, and posted an 0–5 record with a 7.26

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. Hunter was granted free agency that same October and did not play for another Major League club.

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