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The Texas Rangers are an American baseballfranchise based in Arlington, Texas. They are members of the American League West division. The Rangers franchise was formed in 1961, then called the Washington Senators, as a member of the American League.^[1] In its 58-year history, the Texas Rangers baseball franchise of Major League Baseball's American League has employed 27 managers.^[2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.^[3]

Mickey Vernon became the first manager of the Texas Rangers in 1961, serving for just over two seasons. Ron Washington has managed more games and seasons than any other manager in Rangers history. Before 2010, the only Rangers manager to have led the team to the playoffs was Johnny Oates, who also won the 1996Manager of the Year Award with the Rangers.^[4]Ted Williams is the only Rangers manager to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a player;^[5]Whitey Herzog, who was inducted in the Hall in 2010,^[6] is only Rangers manager to earn induction as a manager.

In 1963, manager Mickey Vernon was fired and replaced by interim manager Eddie Yost. One game later, Yost was replaced by Gil Hodges. In 1973, Whitey Herzog was replaced by Del Wilber. One game later, Billy Martin took over the role of manager. In 1975, Frank Lucchesi took over for Martin in midseason, who in turn was replaced by Eddie Stanky. After six games, Connie Ryan could not finish the season, so Billy Hunter took over the role of manager, only to be fired^[7] with one game to go in the 1978 season and replaced by Pat Corrales. In 1982, Don Zimmer was fired as Rangers manager but continued to run the team for three more games before being replaced by Darrell Johnson.^[8] Rangers owner Eddie Chiles said the poor play of the Rangers had nothing to do with Zimmer's firing but was instead 'something personal'.^[9] In 1985, after Doug Rader led the Rangers to (exact number of seasons) losing seasons, he was replaced by Bobby Valentine, who in turn was replaced by Toby Harrah during midseason. In 2001, Johnny Oates's poor performance forced the Rangers to hire Jerry Narron as his replacement during midseason. Buck Showalter was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers on October 11, 2002, following a last-place season under manager Jerry Narron. Showalter managed the Rangers through the 2006 season, before being fired as manager on October 4, 2006. In November 2006, Ron Washington was hired as manager of the Rangers. He managed the team from 2007 to 2014,^[10] longer than any other person in the franchise's history, when he announced his resignation on September 5, 2014.^[11]Tim Bogar managed the rest of the season on an interim basis. Jeff Banister was hired to lead the team from 2015 to September 21, 2018, when he was fired.^[12]Don Wakamatsu replaced him as interim manager. Chris Woodward was later hired as the new manager for 2019.^[13]

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Statistics current through the end of the 2018 season

Notes[edit]

• ^a Each year is linked to an article about that particular team season.

References[edit]

General references

1. 'Texas Rangers Managerial Register'. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
2. 'Rangers All-Time Managers'. Texas Rangers. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

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5. ^'Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Register'. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
6. ^'Doug Harvey, Whitey Herzog Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee' (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. December 7, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
7. ^Once Texas hero, Hunter fired for poor relationship with team
8. ^Zimmer's fired
9. ^Zimmer's firing remains a puzzle
10. ^Associated Press (2006-11-08). 'Rangers hire ex-A's assistant Washington as manager'. ESPN. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
11. ^MLB.com (2014-09-05). 'Rangers' Washington resigns to tend to personal matter'. MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-05.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
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17. ^'Jim Lemon Managerial Record'. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
18. ^'Ted Williams Managerial Record'. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
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20. ^'Del Wilber Managerial Record'. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
21. ^'Billy Martin Record'. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
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Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseballoutfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds (2007), Texas Rangers (2008-2012, 2015), and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013–2014). Hamilton is a five-time MLB All-Star and won the American League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2010.

Josh Hamilton was the first overall pick in the 1999 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.^[1] He was considered a blue chip prospect until injuries and a drug addiction derailed his career beginning in 2001. Prior to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the Chicago Cubs (picking for the Reds) in the Rule 5 draft.^[2] During the off-season he was traded to the Rangers.

During the 2008 season, Hamilton was named to the AL 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 derby history.^[3][4] He made the All-Star team the next four seasons as well. In 2012, Hamilton received more votes than any other player on the All-Star Game ballot, besting by approximately 3.5 million votes the vote count set in 2011 by José Bautista.^[5] Hamilton won the AL batting title in 2010. On October 22, 2010, Hamilton was selected as MVP of the 2010 ALCS. On November 23, 2010, Hamilton was named the 2010 AL MVP, earning 22 of 28 first-place votes.^[6] On May 8, 2012, Hamilton became the 16th player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game. All four home runs were two-run home runs, and he set an AL record for total bases in a game with 18.^[7]

• 2Major league career
  • 2.3Texas Rangers
  • 2.4Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  • 2.5Second stint with the Texas Rangers
• 3Personal life
  • 3.2Drug addiction and alcoholism

Early life and career[edit]

Hamilton was born and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, playing little league baseball alongside former South Carolina and Oakland Athletics catcher Landon Powell.^[8] Hamilton attended Athens Drive High School in Raleigh where he starred as both a pitcher and outfielder. As a high school senior, Hamilton ran the 60-yard dash in 6.7 seconds and was clocked at 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) on the mound. After hitting .529 in 25 games with 13 home runs, 20 stolen bases, 35 runs batted in (RBIs), and 34 runs scored, Hamilton was widely considered one of the top two prospects for the 1999 MLB draft, along with Josh Beckett, a Texas high school product.^[9] Hamilton initially signed a letter of intent to play college baseball for North Carolina State.^[10]

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays owned the number one pick and on selected Hamilton with the first overall selection. Hamilton signed with Tampa Bay, receiving a $3.96 million signing bonus, and joined their minor league system.^[1][11] His first stop in the minors was the rookie level Princeton Devil Rays of the Appalachian League, where he played 56 games. He later joined the Short Season Single-A club, the Hudson Valley Renegades, and helped lead them to their first New York–Penn League championship. He spent the 2000 season with the Charleston RiverDogs in the South Atlantic League. Hamilton enjoyed a breakout season where he hit .301 in 96 games, with 13 home runs and 61 RBIs. He was also selected to the South Atlantic League All Star game and took home MVP honors after going 2–6 with two triples and two runs scored.^[12] In addition, Hamilton was named to the 2000 All-Star Futures Game, a game designed to showcase minor league prospects. Hamilton was also voted Minor League Player of the Year by USA Today.^[13] At the start of his pro career, Hamilton's parents quit their jobs so they could travel with their son.^[14]

Prior to the 2001 season, Hamilton was involved in an automobile accident. His mother and father were also injured but recovered. The 2001 season marked the beginning of his drug and alcohol use, and he made his first attempt at rehabilitation.^[14] Hamilton only played 45 games in the 2001 season, split between Charleston (A-Ball) and the Orlando Rays, a Double-A team in the Southern League. Hamilton began the 2002 season with the Bakersfield Blaze, batting .303 with nine home runs and 44 RBIs in 56 games before his season came to an end due to lingering toe and neck injuries.^[13] The Devil Rays noticed a change in Hamilton and reacted by sending him to the Betty Ford Center for drug rehabilitation.

During Spring training of the 2003 season, Hamilton failed his first drug test. At the start of the season, Hamilton showed up late several times during spring training and was reassigned to the team's minor league camp. He left the team and resurfaced several times, but eventually took the rest of the season off for personal reasons. Hamilton was hoping to return to spring training with the Devil Rays in 2004, but he was suspended 30 days and fined for violating the drug policy put in place by MLB. A 'failed' test is one in which there is a positive result for a drug more severe than marijuana.^[15] A month later, MLB suspended him for the entire season after he failed two more tests.^[16][17]

Hamilton was out of baseball for almost three years. He made several attempts at rehabilitation, and started off the 2005 season with hopes of being a star major league outfielder. However, he was arrested before the season for smashing the windshield of a friend's truck. The Rays placed him on the restricted list, moving him off the 40-man roster. After another relapse, MLB suspended him for the entire 2006 season.^[17]

During the days of his most prolific abuse, Hamilton met a businessman named Michael Chadwick who made an attempt to steer him in the right direction. It was through this relationship that he ended up meeting his wife, Katie, who was Chadwick's daughter.^[9][18] His return to baseball was helped along by former minor league outfielder and manager Roy Silver, who owned a baseball academy in Florida. After hearing about Hamilton's desire to return to baseball, Silver offered the use of his facility if Hamilton agreed to work there. Hamilton first started working at Silver's Academy in January 2006. His duties included cleaning the bathrooms and raking the infield. He spent his nights sleeping on an air mattress in one of the facility's offices. After several months there, Hamilton attempted to play with an independent minor league team, but MLB stepped in and disallowed it.

Hamilton was allowed to work out with the Devil Rays minor league players starting on June 2, 2006. By the end of the month, he was allowed to participate in minor league games.^[11][16] In order for this to happen, the Rays had to run Hamilton through waivers, making him available for any team for $20,000. No team put a claim in for him. He played in 15 games with the Hudson Valley Renegades at the end of the 2006 season, his second stint with the minor league ball club.^[13][19]

Major league career[edit]

Rule 5 draft[edit]

Left off the Rays' 40-man roster, Hamilton was selected third overall^[2] in the 2006 Rule 5 draft by the Chicago Cubs, who immediately traded him to the Reds for $100,000 ($50,000 for his rights, and $50,000 to cover the cost of the Rule 5 selection).^[19][20] In their coverage of the draft, Chris Kline and John Manuel of Baseball America called Hamilton 'the biggest name in the Rule 5 in many years'.^[21]

Cincinnati Reds[edit]

Hamilton was one of the Reds' best hitters in spring training in 2007, leaving camp with a .403 batting average. In order to retain the rights to Hamilton, though, the Reds would have to keep him on their Major League 25-man roster for the entire 2007 season, so they planned to use him as a fourth outfielder.^[22]

Hamilton made his long-awaited Major League debut on April 2 against the Chicago Cubs in a pinch-hit appearance, receiving a 22-second standing ovation. As he was waiting to bat, Cubs catcher Michael Barrett said, 'You deserve it, Josh. Take it all in, brother. I'm happy for you.'^[1][23] After he lined out, Hamilton stayed in the game to play left field.^[24] He made his first start on April 10 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, batting leadoff. In that game, he recorded his first Major League hit, a home run off Édgar González. The next night, he hit another. Hamilton was named the National LeagueRookie of the Month for April.

On May 22, the Reds placed Hamilton on the 15-day disabled list with gastroenteritis; they activated him on June 5 after he batted .333 (8-for-24) with four home runs and six RBIs in a six-game Minor League rehabilitation assignment.^[25] Hamilton went back on the DL on July 12 with a sprained wrist.^[26]

Hamilton ended up starting most of the season in center field after an injury to Ryan Freel, but he was shut out in the voting for the Rookie of the Year, which was won by Ryan Braun.^[27] On December 21, 2007, the Reds traded Hamilton to the Texas Rangers for Edinson Vólquez and Danny Herrera.^[28][29]

Texas Rangers[edit]

2008[edit]

In 2008, Hamilton locked up the Rangers starting center fielder job with a stellar spring training.^[30] His spring training performance continued into the regular season. Hamilton, usually slotted fourth in the Texas batting order, led all major league players in RBIs for the month of April. He was named AL Player of the Month after hitting .330 with 32 RBIs during the month. Hamilton then went on to win player of the month for the second straight month in May, becoming the first AL player in baseball history to be awarded Player of the Month for the first two months of the season.^[31] 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, Hamilton hit the first walk-off home run of his career, against Francisco Rodríguez.^[32][33]

Fans selected Hamilton as one of the starting outfielders for the AL at the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. He finished first in voting among outfielders.^[34] He was one of seven first-time starters in the game. Along with Kosuke Fukudome, Geovany Soto, and Ryan Braun, he was one of four who had made their MLB debut in 2007 or 2008.^[35] He was selected to participate in the 2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby the evening before the game. Hamilton selected 71-year-old Clay Council to throw to him during the Derby. Council^[36] was a volunteer who threw batting practice for him as a child in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[37] In the first round of the event Hamilton hit 28 home runs, breaking the single-round record of 24 set by Bobby Abreu in 2005.^[4][38] 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.^[39] His record-setting first round included 13 straight home runs at one point, and 7 that went further than 500 feet (150 m). His longest home run was 518 feet.^[4][39] In 2006, when Hamilton was trying to get back into baseball, he had a dream in which 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.'^[40]

On August 17, he was intentionally walked with the bases loaded against the Rays in the bottom of the ninth, with the Rays leading 7–3, to bring Marlon Byrd to the plate. The Rays went on to win the game 7–4. Hamilton thus became the sixth player in history, and the first American League player in 107 years, to receive an intentional walk with the bases loaded.^[41]Joe Maddon said after the game, 'We didn't want Hamilton to hit a home run. He's got 28, and Marlon Byrd's got 8.' Hamilton finished seventh in the balloting for AL MVP, behind Dustin Pedroia, Justin Morneau, Kevin Youkilis, Joe Mauer, Carlos Quentin, and Francisco Rodríguez.^[42]

2009[edit]

In spring training, Hamilton led all players in RBIs, with 27, and total bases, with 59, in 81 at-bats. He hit a 460 ft (140 m) home run into the right field home run porch off Angels reliever Shane Loux in the bottom of the eighth inning on May 15 in Arlington. Then, in the same series against the Angels, Hamilton leaped at the wall in center field and slammed into it, robbing Howie Kendrick of a possible home run.^[43]

Hamilton spent a portion of 2009 on the disabled list, with a bruised rib cage and an abdominal strain. After visiting doctors in Philadelphia on June 8, 2009, they found a slight abdominal tear, and he underwent a successful surgical operation to repair it the next day. He was expected to be out 4–6 weeks.

Though injured, he was selected by fan voting to play in the 2009 All-Star game,^[44][45] where he was joined by teammates Michael Young and Nelson Cruz. Hamilton finished batting .268 with 10 home runs and 54 RBIs in 2009.A story that brought some controversy was when it was revealed Hamilton had gotten drunk in an Arizona bar earlier in the year. Hamilton subsequently apologized about the lapse.

2010: MVP season[edit]

In 2010, Hamilton was moved to left field to put young outfielder Julio Borbon in center field. As in his prior two seasons with the Rangers, Hamilton was again selected to start in the 2010 All-Star Game, as one of six members of the Rangers to represent the franchise at the All-Star Game. Hamilton entered the All-Star Break with a .346 batting average, tied in the AL with Miguel Cabrera.

On August 27, he set a Rangers record with his 24th three-hit game of the season.^[46] On September 4, Hamilton bruised his rib cage after making a leaping catch into the outfield wall. He was sidelined for almost a month and returned to play with only three games left in the regular season. He hit a home run the next day.

His talent and popularity have earned him a litany of nicknames including 'The Hammer'; 'Hambino', referencing the great Babe Ruth; 'The Natural';^[47] and 'Hambone', his high school nickname tattooed on his arm.

Hamilton hit a league-leading .359 average in 2010, winning his first batting title. This was the fourth-best batting average since the end of the 2004 season. He also finished fourth in Major League Baseball in OBP (.411), first in slugging percentage (.633) and OPS (1.044), and tied for 10th in home runs (32), despite missing 29 games due to an injury. He was also one of just 25 players to have 100 RBIs.^[48] His performance in 2010 made him a front-runner for the AL MVP Award. Hamilton won the AL Players Choice Award for Outstanding Player in 2010.^[49]

On October 22, Hamilton and the Rangers won the 2010 ALCS. It was the first time in Rangers history they had gone to a World Series. With four home runs, seven RBIs, and the recipient of several intentional walks in the ALCS win against the Yankees, he won the ALCS MVP Award.^[50] On November 23, 2010, Hamilton was voted the AL MVP.^[51]

2011[edit]

Hamilton avoided arbitration by signing for 2 years and $24 million on February 10, 2011, with the Texas Rangers. On April 12, in Detroit, he suffered a fracture to his right humerus on a play at home plate. On May 18, he began a rehab assignment at the Double-AFrisco RoughRiders. He returned to the Rangers' lineup on May 23, and went 2–4 against Chicago White Sox pitcher John Danks, hitting his first home run of the season on the second pitch he saw during his first at-bat.^[52] He was an All-Star in 2011.^[53]

On July 8, during a home game at Rangers Ballpark, a 39-year-old firefighter died while catching a foul ball tossed into the stands by Hamilton. The fan, Shannon Stone, leaned over the rail to catch the ball and fell 20 feet behind the scoreboard. He was transported to a hospital, but died on the way. After learning the news after the game, Hamilton was said to be distraught. It was the third incident in which a fan fell out of the stands at Rangers Ballpark.^[54] On September 30, the son of the fallen firefighter and his mother returned to Rangers Ballpark for the first time after the incident. The son, eight-year-old Cooper Stone, threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Hamilton to start the American League Division Series. Hamilton proceeded to exchange multiple hugs with the family.

In 2011, Hamilton batted .298 with 25 home runs.^[53] He was third in the American League in sacrifice flies (10), sixth in intentional walks (13), and eighth in slugging percentage (.536).^[53]

2012[edit]

Hamilton hit .395 with nine home runs and 25 RBI during the month of April and was named the league's AL Player of the Month.^[55] His home run total for the month tied a franchise record for April with four other Rangers. Hamilton was considered to be in a breakout season, batting for the Triple Crown and MVP.^[56]

On May 8, in a 10–3 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, Hamilton registered multiple career-highs; he had five hits in five at-bats, hitting four two-run home runs and a double for a total of eight runs batted in. Incidentally, the only runner on base each time was Elvis Andrus. In doing this, he not only became just the 16th player in MLB history to hit four home runs in one game and the first to do so since Carlos Delgado in 2003, but also now holds the American League record for most total bases in a single game with 18. He was one base shy of tying the Major League record.^[7][57]

Hamilton was selected to appear in his fifth All-Star Game after accumulating the most fan votes by any player in the history of the All-Star Game selection process. José Bautista held the previous record with 7,454,753 votes in 2011 until Hamilton received 11,073,744 in 2012.^[5] The record stood until 2015, when Josh Donaldson received 14,090,188 votes.^[58]

ManagerRon Washington moved Hamilton to fifth in the batting order and designated hitter before a game with the White Sox on July 29. Since June 1, Hamilton had been hitting .190 with a slugging percentage of .374. Washington said he moved Hamilton in hopes of taking some of the pressure off him and also gave Hamilton the day off on July 28.^[59] Hamilton responded quickly—in a game on July 29, he recorded multiple walks for the first time in the month of July and did not record a strikeout for the first time in seven games. On July 30 he went 3–4 with a home run, his first game recording greater than two hits since May 11.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[edit]

On December 13, 2012, Hamilton agreed in principle to a five-year contract, worth $125 million with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.^[60] This deal became official on December 15.^[61]

2013[edit]

During his first year with the Angels, Hamilton played 151 games batting .250 with 32 doubles, 21 home runs, and 79 RBI.

2014[edit]

2014 was a challenging year for Hamilton, going .263 for only 10 HR and 44 RBIs. Worse, during the ALDS against Kansas City, Hamilton batted .000 (going 0–13). At least twice during Game 1 of the ALDS there was a runner on second and Hamilton either struck out or grounded out.

LA Angels fans started booing him during the game. In response, Hamilton stated to the Orange County Register that it was comical that fans were booing him and that he 'didn't ... play for the [fans]' in the stands, but for the other players.^[62]

2015[edit]

During February 2015, Hamilton underwent shoulder surgery to repair the AC joint. While he was recovering, it was revealed that he had a relapse into his drug addiction, which he voluntarily reported to MLB. An outside arbitrator ruled that his voluntary admission did not violate baseball's drug policy, and he could not be suspended.^[63] Despite the ruling, team owner Arte Moreno made comments to the media, implying that he did not want Hamilton back on the team. Furthermore, all Hamilton-related merchandise were removed and recalled from all stores as well as an exchange program being set up. The Players Association and several Angels players spoke up in Hamilton's defense.^[64] The Angels began to lay out a rehab plan for him,^[65] but shortly afterwards, reports surfaced that the Angels were looking to trade Hamilton.^[66]

Second stint with the Texas Rangers[edit]

Hamilton was officially traded back to the Rangers on April 27, 2015, for cash or a player to be named later.^[67] After a short rehab stint to rehabilitate his injured shoulder between the Rangers AA and AAA Minor League affiliates, Hamilton was called up to the MLB team on May 24, 2015, and was inserted to the starting lineup on May 25, 2015, in a Memorial Day match up in Cleveland against the Cleveland Indians. He recorded his first hit back with the Rangers on May 27. Hamilton had a huge series against the Boston Red Sox from May 28–31, 2015. On May 28 of the same year, Hamilton returned to Texas for the first time in a Rangers uniform since leaving the team after the 2012 season. He received a standing ovation from the crowd and proceeded to hit a double on the first pitch he saw. Hamilton went 2–4 in the game, driving in the only run for his own team in a 5–1 loss at the time. On May 29, Hamilton hit two home runs in his first multi-homer game with the Rangers since 2012, leading the team to a 7–4 victory. Two days later, he hit a pinch-hit two RBI double vs. the Red Sox to win the game in walk-off fashion, 4–3. On July 30, 2015, Hamilton recorded 4 RBI, a home run and walk off base hit in a 7–6 Rangers' win over the New York Yankees.^[68]

In the ALDS, Hamilton's first hit was a single in Game 3. This ended his postseason hitless streak at 31 at-bats, which tied for second all time.^[69]

2016[edit]

Hamilton began the 2016 season on the 15-day disabled list. On May 25, 2016, it was announced that Hamilton would not participate for the entire 2016 season after undergoing knee surgery for the third time in nine months.^[70] The Rangers activated Hamilton from the disabled list and released him on August 23, as releasing Hamilton before September 1 would allow them to play Hamilton in the major leagues before May 15, 2017, if they chose to re-sign him.^[71]

2017[edit]

On January 16, 2017, Texas re-signed Hamilton to a minor-league deal, with intentions of him trying out for first base.

On February 26, 2017, it was revealed that Hamilton was experiencing discomfort in his left knee again, the same knee that underwent surgery since June 8 of last season. Seeking an opinion with Dr. Walt Lowe, an orthopedic surgeon in Houston, it was acknowledged that Hamilton would have to undergo another surgery, therefore putting his career in jeopardy.^[72] On February 27, 2017, he underwent surgery on the knee to repair torn cartilage that was causing discomfort. Recovery time required up to 3 months.^[73] On April 21, the Rangers released Hamilton after revealing that he suffered a right knee injury while in rehabilitation for the left knee.^[74]

Personal life[edit]

Family[edit]

Hamilton was married to Katie (née Chadwick), the daughter of one of the men (Michael Chadwick) who guided him in his recovery from drugs and alcohol abuse for several years. They started dating in 2002 when he returned to Raleigh, and married in 2004.^[75][76] In early 2015, shortly after another substance-abuse relapse, Josh Hamilton filed for divorce from Katie after 11 years of marriage. The couple had three daughters together, along with Katie's daughter from a previous relationship.^[77]

Drug addiction and alcoholism[edit]

Hamilton's struggles with drugs and alcohol are well-documented. He finally got clean after being confronted by his grandmother, Mary Holt.^[78] In May 2008, Hamilton said he had not 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.'^[23] He does not shy away from telling his story, speaking to community groups and fans at many functions.^[79] He frequently tells stories publicly of how he believes that Jesus brought him back from the brink and that faith is what keeps him going. Hamilton also wrote an autobiography called Beyond Belief which explains how he quit drugs and alcohol and found a relationship with God.^[76] His ex-wife Katie sometimes accompanied him, offering her perspective on his struggles as well.^[29]

To comply with the provisions of MLB's drug policy, Hamilton provided urine samples for drug testing at least three times per week.^[80] Rangers' coach Johnny Narron said of the frequent testing: 'I think he looks forward to the tests. He knows he's an addict. He knows he has to be accountable. He looks at those tests as a way to reassure people around him who had faith.'^[76]

In late 2008 Hamilton, among other celebrities such as Brian Welch and Greg Ellis, appeared in testimonial videos called 'I Am Second', in which he shares his story of recovering from drug use with the help of his Christian faith.^[81][82]

A portion of his return to sobriety was shown on The Learning Channel's reality show 'The Real Deal'. 'A Home Run for Trademark' aired March 31, 2007, and chronicled the renovation of Shoeless Joe Jackson's house during 2006. Richard C. Davis, the owner of Trademark Properties, hired Hamilton as the construction foreman. Davis was negotiating the purchase of a minor league baseball team and entertaining the idea of giving Hamilton a chance to join the team.^[83]

Hamilton's teammates—mindful of his past struggles—chose to celebrate major events (such as the Rangers' wins over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the 2010 American League Division Series, and again when they beat the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the 2010 American League Championship Series) with ginger ale instead of champagne.^[84] The Rangers repeated the celebrations with ginger ale the following postseason when they won their second consecutive pennant and reached the 2011 World Series.

Later incidents[edit]

Hamilton confirmed he suffered a relapse in early 2009 after photos were released in August 2009. Sports website Deadspin posted photos of Hamilton shirtless in a bar in Tempe, Arizona with several women. According to reports, witnesses saw Hamilton drinking, heard him asking where he could obtain cocaine, and heard him reveal his plans to go to a strip club later that evening. The photos do not show Hamilton drinking or taking any illegal drugs.^[85]

Prior to Hamilton's public admission, Johnny Narron, a Rangers special assignment coach and Hamilton's mentor, said he doubted the validity of the photos, telling Deadspin, 'I'm sure, in the depths of his drug addiction, he was in a lot of bars. He was in and out of bars, 'crackhouses', everything. There are probably photographs of him in all kinds of places.'^[86] When responding, Narron had not seen the photos and was told they were taken during March 2009, not two months prior when the incident took place.^[87]Although this news did not break until August 2009, Hamilton revealed that he had informed his wife, the Texas Rangers, and Major League Baseball the day after the incident occurred. Hamilton called a press conference on August 8 to discuss the photos.^[88] Regarding the incident Hamilton said:

Obviously it was one of those things that reinforce that I can't have alcohol. I got away from the one thing that kept me on the straight and narrow and that was my relationship with the Lord. That should always come first. Hopefully some good will come out of this. It just crossed my mind that night, 'Can I have a drink?' Obviously I can't and this reinforces that. Since that night, I have not had another thought like that. I know it's something I shouldn't do because it leads to other things.

Hamilton also admitted he had very little memory of the night after getting drunk, and did not know about the contents of the photos. Hamilton did not see the photos after their release, but listened on the phone as his wife described them to him. After the press conference Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said, 'My first reaction in January was one of concern. Since then I've talked to a lot of people and they say it was significant that he came forward immediately and was honest about it.' Major League Baseball tested Hamilton for illegal drugs two days after the incident and he passed that test.^[89]

On February 2, 2012, it was reported that Hamilton had suffered a second relapse with alcohol. He claims to have had two or three drinks before inviting his friend and then teammate, Ian Kinsler, to talk at the bar.^[90] Hamilton held a press conference on February 3, 2012, to apologize for his actions.^[91]

In February 2015, Hamilton relapsed, using both cocaine and alcohol.^[92]

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External links[edit]

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