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United States Hunter Pence is a former professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter, broadcaster, gamer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, renowned for his two World Series championships and four All-Star selections.
San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence partnered with financial institution Charles Schwab to promote a new 'own your tomorrow' tagline through digital promotion.
Hunter Pence and his wife Alexis launched Pineapple Labs, which offers thoughtfully curated coffee and lifestyle products. This includes collaborations like with Baseballism to help provide baseball resources.
Hunter Pence and his wife Alexis partnered with Ming Chen and David Buehrer to open Coral Sword, a coffee shop in Houston that combines coffee, board games, comics, and video games.
Hunter Pence co-designed a 'Forever Grateful' T-shirt for Athletes Brand, an apparel company that works with professional athletes to benefit various causes, in this case, Make-A-Wish Bay Area.
Hotel VIA, a boutique hotel near Oracle Park, entered into an official partnership with Hunter and Alexis Pence, serving coffee from their brand.
Hunter Pence and his wife Lexi launched the nonprofit Healthy Planet Project.
Hunter Andrew Pence was born on April 13, 1983, in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Arlington High School and later Texarkana College, where he played as a designated hitter. He then transferred to the University of Texas at Arlington, returning to outfield and earning the 2004 Southland Conference Player of the Year award, leading the league with a .395 batting average. Drafted by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 2004 MLB Draft, Pence began his professional journey with the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2004, contributing to a 50-win season in the New York-Penn League. In 2006, playing for the Corpus Christi Hooks, he hit .283 with 28 home runs and 95 RBIs, earning a spot on the Baseball America Minor League All-Star Team.
Pence made his MLB debut as a center fielder for the Houston Astros on April 28, 2007. He quickly demonstrated his abilities, hitting a grand slam on May 5 and being named National League co-Player of the Week from May 14–20. Despite a wrist injury, he led NL rookies in triples and ranked high in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, earning a unanimous selection to the 2007 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team. He continued to be a key player for the Astros, earning his first All-Star selection in 2009 and a second in 2011, batting .321 with 10 home runs and 59 RBIs at the All-Star break. Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in July 2011, he concluded the season batting .314 with 97 RBIs and made his first playoff appearance.
In July 2012, Pence was traded to the San Francisco Giants, where he played a crucial role in their journey to winning the World Series that year and again in 2014. His passionate pre-game speeches during the 2012 postseason became a notable aspect of his leadership. In 2013, he achieved a career-high 7 RBIs in a single game, hit his first career grand slam as a Giant, and became the seventh San Francisco Giants player to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in the same season since Barry Bonds in 1998, earning him the Willie Mac Award and a five-year contract extension. He was a 2014 All-Star and played in all 162 games for the second consecutive season. After sustaining injuries in 2015 and 2016, Pence continued to contribute to the Giants until 2018. He joined the Texas Rangers in 2019, earning an All-Star selection and the American League’s Comeback Player of the Year award. He returned to the Giants in 2020 before officially retiring from professional baseball in September 2020. Since then, he has transitioned into broadcasting, joining NBC Sports Bay Area as a Giants color analyst in 2021 and MLB Network as an analyst in 2022.
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