He was a two-time All-Star who played for 14 seasons with the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs.

Hundley was born in Martinsville, Virginia, and grew up in Illinois, where his father, Randy, was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs.

[12] Rob Neyer later summarized the trajectory of Hundley's tenure with the Mets as "overmatched, dangerous, hurt, Piazza, gone.

[16][17][18] Only two years into his contract, he was traded back to Los Angeles with Chad Hermansen for Eric Karros and Mark Grudzielanek before the 2003 season.

[3] In 2007, the Mitchell Report revealed that Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski told investigators he sold Deca-Durabolin to Hundley prior to his 1996 record-breaking season.

[21] In August 2005, Hundley was arrested and charged in Lake County, Illinois, with driving under the influence and endangering the life and health of children after being pulled over in his Hummer H2 with his two daughters in the backseat and failing field sobriety tests.

[22] Hundley married Jodi A. Contreras Shupe on March 2, 2006, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.