JOSH HAMILTON

Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981, in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a Major League Baseball All Star outfielder for the Texas Rangers.

Hamilton played baseball growing up in North Carolina. He was the first overall pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was considered a blue chip prospect until injuries and a drug addiction derailed his career in 2001. Prior to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the Chicago Cubs (picking for the Cincinnati Reds) in the Rule 5 Draft. He made his MLB debut in 2007 with the Reds and had a successful rookie season. During the off-season he was traded to the Texas Rangers for Edinson Volquez & Danny Herrera.

After his torrid start to the 2008 season, Hamilton was named to the American League All Star team. He also participated in the Home Run Derby, where he hit a record 28 home runs in the opening round and finished with 35 home runs, which was second most all-time in the derby history. (via Wikipedia)

From The Blogsphere

Kid Snags Two Foul Balls During One Josh Hamilton At-Bat

via ballhype.com ( 176 Days ago )
Josh Hamilton rebounded yesterday from his whipped cream photos by sending two foul balls towards the same kid in the same at-bat. Yes, CJ went home with two souvenirs and Fan of the Game honors.whathype posted 14 hours ago from www.bustedcoverage.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Josh Hamilton

Whipped Cream and Ethics: Deadspin Made The Right Call in Hamilton Pics

via bleacherreport.com ( 183 Days ago )
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is a hero to many. A man of Christ that fought the demons of drug and alcohol abuse to become a Major League All-Star, reaching the apex with an historic Home Run Derby performance at Yankee Stadium- baseball's most hallowed grounds. But Josh Hamilton is, above all else, human. And that was never more apparent than this weekend on the pages [...]

Did Josh Hamilton’s Coach Lie About Bar Photos?

via sportsbybrooks.com ( 185 Days ago )
David Ortiz has got to be thrilled with the way today unfolded. But for the sudden presence of the immediately-infamous Josh Hamilton photos, his press conference today would’ve been the most talked-about story in sports. As is, he’s basically off the hook for now as the sports world digests the surprising photos and even more surprising admission from Hamilton, given [...]

Last January, Josh Hamilton Picked A Lousy Day To Quit Heroin Whipped Cream

via cantstopthebleeding.com ( 185 Days ago )
Leave it to the fact-finding mavens at Deadspin to reduce Big Papi’s eagerly awaited Mark McGwire tribute act press conference to secondary status in the blogosphere. Or to quote myself, I don’t know what sort of NA program Rangers OF Josh Hamilton’s been in, but I’m signing up. From D Magazine’s Evan Grant : A remorseful Josh Hamilton on Saturday [...]

Josh Hamilton Admits He Was Drunk in Newly Published Photos

via fanhouse.com ( 185 Days ago )
by Tom FornelliFiled under: Rangers, AL WestEarly Saturday morning, there was quite a stir raised when Deadspin posted photos of Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton at a bar with a group of women. While photos of athletes out in public having a good time are nothing new these days, this instance seemed to carry more weight given all we know about Hamilton's past.While there was [...]

The Devil Is Still In Josh Hamilton (Update)

via ballhype.com ( 185 Days ago )
Josh Hamilton claims he's been sober since October 2005. Since then he's rejuvenated his career, saved his marriage, devoted himself to Jesus , and become America's flawed, homer-derby hero. Last winter, while he was alone in Tempe, Arizona, Hambone kinda slipped. These photos are from ...FanHouse found this 18 hours ago on deadspin.com Find more top sports news, videos, [...]

Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton Verifies Photos Of Him In Bar Are Real; Drank Alcohol In January

via ballhype.com ( 185 Days ago )
UPDATED, 2:02 p.m. CDT ANAHEIM, Calif. - In one of the most awkward press conferences in Rangers history, a remorseful Josh Hamilton on Saturday acknowledged that photos of him partying in Tempe, Ariz., in January were real, that he drank alcohol that night and that the Rangers have been aware ...Deadspin found this 19 hours ago on insidecorner.dmagazine.com Find more top sports [...]

Josh Hamilton Sure Looks Like He’s Having Fun

via thebiglead.com ( 185 Days ago )
Here’s Josh Hamilton, shirtless in March January of this year, at a bar in Arizona. Why is he shirtless? Why are women doing bodyshots off of him? Has he - gasp! - gotten back on that deadly track that plagued him earlier in his career? [Deadspin] In case you’re wondering, the drop-off in his statistics has been significant.

PHOTOS SHOW JESUS LOSING JOSH HAMILTON

via uproxx.com ( 185 Days ago )
If you heard a big thud anywhere in Arizona back in March, it might have been Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton falling off the wagon, as suggested by the latest photos to pop up on Deadspin. Hamilton–the same guy who had supposedly devoted his life to Jesus after nearly being booted out of baseball for drugs, allegedly relapsed at the now-closed Maloney’s tavern between [...]

The Devil Is Still In Josh Hamilton (Update)

via showhype.com ( 185 Days ago )
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