"Torii Hunter's road to 1,000 career RBIs began with the Twins — and ended with triplets.

Hunter's second home run of the game Monday, a two-run shot in the ninth inning that capped the Angels' comeback to a 10-8 victory, gave him four RBIs for the day and exactly 1,000 in his major league career.

That was news to Hunter.

"I had no freakin' idea," Hunter said of being informed of the milestone after the game. "When Ryan (Cavinder of the Angels' PR department) told me, 'You got 1,000 RBIs' I was, 'What? Damn, I'm old.' That was the first thing I thought.

"That's impressive. That's why I kept the ball. I'm going to show my grandkids — you have to have proof."

The ball landed in the left-field seats at Kauffman Stadium and was retrieved by the combined efforts of the Royals and Angels PR staffs.

When Hunter offered to meet the fan who caught the ball, he got more than he bargained for — triplets, two boys and a girl, met him outside the Angels clubhouse.

Hunter signed balls and posed for photos with all three."