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Sold Date: 07/28/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Natural History

Josh HamiltonAuto Major League Baseball Authenic And Absolutly Will Refund If Unhappy With Item . Will Pass Any Authentic Team! We Know About Home Run Derby And His So Far MVP Season Yet Is The Humbling Side Of This Young 27 Year Old Man. [ edit ] Texas Rangers (2008âe"present) Hamilton running to home plate

On December 21 , 2007, the Reds traded Hamilton to the Texas Rangers for Edinson Volquez and Danny Herrera .[3] [24] In 2008 , Hamilton locked up the Rangers starting center fielder job with a stellar spring training in which he batted .556 and drove in 13 RBIs in 14 games. [25] His spring training performance proceeded to follow into the regular season. Hamilton, usually slotted third in the Texas batting order, appears to be finally fulfilling his great potential. Hamilton led all Major League players in RBI for the month of April. He was named American League Player of the Month after hitting .330 with 32 RBI during the month. Hamilton then went on to win player of the month for the second straight month in May, becoming the first American League player in baseball history to be awarded Player of the Month for the first two months of the season. [26] Hamilton was featured on the cover of the June 2 , 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated , in a story chronicling his comeback. [1] On July 9, 2008 Josh Hamilton hit the first walk-off home run of his career against Francisco Rodriguez .[27] [28]

Fans selected Hamilton as one of the starting outfielders for the American League at the 2008 MLB All Star Game at Yankee Stadium . He finished first in voting among the outfielders to clinch his spot. [29] He will be one of seven first-time starters in the game. Along with Kosuke Fukudome , Geovany Soto , and Ryan Braun , he will be one of three who made their MLB debut 2007 or 2008. [30] He was selected to participate in the 2008 State Farm Home Run Derby the evening before the game. Hamilton selected 71-year old Clay Council to throw to him during the Derby. Council [31] was a volunteer who threw batting practice for him as a child in Cary, NC. [32] In the first round of the event Hamilton hit 28 home runs, to break the single round record of 24 set by Bobby Abreu in 2005. [5] [33] Hamilton ended up hitting the most total home runs in the contest with 35, but lost in the final round to Justin Morneau , as the scores were reset. [34] His record setting first round included 13 straight home runs at one point, and three that went further than 500 feet. His longest home run was 518 feet. [5] [34] In 2006, when Hamilton was trying to get back into baseball, he had a dream w he participated in a Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium, but he could not remember how many home runs he had hit. After the Derby Hamilton said: "This, was like living the dream out, because like I've said, I didn't know the ending to that dream." [35]

[ edit ] Personal life [ edit ] Family

Josh Hamilton is married to Katie (nee Chadwick), the daughter of one of the men (Michael Chadwick) who helped him in his quest to get clean. They started dating in 2002, when Hamilton returned to Raleigh. [24] They married in 2004. [36] Katie has a daughter, Julia, from a previous relationship, and together Josh and Katie have a daughter, Sierra. They went through a period of estrangement when it became clear that Josh was using drugs again. After he got clean in 2005, he began seeing his family again. The couple is currently expecting another child. [24]

[ edit ] Recovery/Faith

Hamilton's struggles with drugs and alcohol are well documented. He finally got clean after being confronted by his grandmother, Mary Holt. Hamilton says he hasn't used drugs or alcohol since October 6, 2005. [1] When giving a brief summary of his recovery Hamilton says simply "It's a God thing." [20] He does not shy away from telling his story, speaking to community groups and fans at many different functions. He frequently and publicly tells stories of how Christianity has brought him back from the brink and that faith is what keeps him going. [36] His wife K...