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A Private Jet upgrade for Baseball players

Center fielder Torii Hunter and pitcher Darren Oliver booked the same flight last Tuesday from Dallas to Orange County. The flight was scheduled to arrive early afternoon, giving both players plenty of time to get to Angel Stadium for pregame workouts and warm-ups.

However, their flight was cancelled and the airline could not guarantee them seats until a later departure time. The two decided to charter an eight-passenger private jet, which costs about $10,000, to fly them to Orange County.

Oliver used his contacts to book the private jet, while Hunter paid for the bill. They arrived in Orange County about 3:00 PM and made to the stadium in time for batting practice.

“I was ticked off,” said Hunter in an interview about the incident. “Our flight was canceled, and we had to get back, so we got a jet. I paid for it. I wasn’t going to let D.O. [Darren Oliver] pay for it.”

While he was agitated about the incident, it saved him a lot of money. Hunter said that had he missed the game, the team would’ve fined him up to $100,000.