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August 27, 2008
We are receiving word that Texas slugger Josh Hamilton has been listed as a last-minute scratch in tonight's matchup against Kansas City, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
August 20, 2008
The Rangers made sure to pack their bats for battle with Detroit tonight, winning 9-1 with contributions (as always) from outfielder Josh Hamilton. Hamilton went 3-for-5 at the dish with his fourth triple and his 29th homer of the season, totaling one RBI and one run scored on the night. |
August 17, 2008
The Rangers tried to overcome two tough innings but fell just a bit short, taking the 7-4 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays. As usual, outfielder Josh Hamilton was the leader of the charge, going 2-for-4 at the plate with one walk and one double, totaling two RBIs on the night. |
August 15, 2008
Josh Hamilton is back in the lineup Friday after missing Thursday's game to attend the birth of his child, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
August 13, 2008
We reported the Rangers had pulled Josh Hamilton in the 6th inning of their battle with Boston this evening, and we have now learned why, according to Boston Globe. |
August 13, 2008
Josh Hamilton has been replaced by Jason Ellison with the Red Sox leading 8-0 in the 6th inning, according to the Star Telegram. |
August 10, 2008
MVP candidate Josh Hamilton went 3-for-6 and hit his 28th home run in Texas' victory over Baltimore. He now has 111 RBI on the season. |
August 9, 2008
The Texas Rangers have been touted as the most loyal fans in baseball, according to a formula devised by Forbes.com. |
August 5, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the first inning on Tuesday night. He ended up 1-for-4, but he extended his ML-best RBI total to 108. |
July 30, 2008
The Rangers had to fight but found a way to win, pulling the 4-3 victory over Seattle this evening. Outfielder Josh Hamilton homered once again, his 25th of the season, going 1-for-3 with one walk, one RBI and one run scored on the night. |
July 29, 2008
Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton did his part to help get Texas the 11-10 win over Seattle this evening, going 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored. |
July 28, 2008
Josh Hamilton was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts on Monday and is 8-for-39 since the All-Star break. |
July 26, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 1-for-5, but hit a three-run home run off A's ace Justin Duchscherer, propelling Texas to a 9-4 win over Oakland. |
July 21, 2008
Yawn. Another day, another Josh Hamilton homer. The Rangers outfielder socked a three-run shot off White Sox starter Javier Vazquez on Monday. Hamilton is up to 22 homers and 98 RBI. |
July 20, 2008
Josh Hamilton is getting a rest on Sunday and is not in the Rangers' starting lineup, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
July 14, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit a record 28 long balls in the first round of Monday's Home Run Derby. The previous record holder was Bobby Abreu, who hit 24 in one round in 2005. |
July 12, 2008
The Rangers took the 9-7 loss against the White Sox on the chin, but outfielder Josh Hamilton is still working as one of the best in the game, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs and his seventh stolen base of the season. |
July 11, 2008
Josh Hamilton just won't slow down. On Friday he went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run. |
July 10, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit a game-winning home run on Wednesday night as he continues to mash pitchers at a prolific rate for a player who was out of the game for 3 1/2 years due to personal problems, according to MLB.com. |
July 9, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Texas Rangers rally to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Wednesday night.
It was Hamilton's 20th homer of the season, and his first since June 17. |
July 8, 2008
Josh Hamilton's major league leading 87th RBI was the game winner on Tuesday. He finished 1-for-2 with two RBI and a sac fly. |
July 3, 2008
Josh Hamilton, who has led the American League in runs batted in for nearly the entire firs half of the season, is expected to be a popular choice for the All Star Game Home Run Derby, this according to MLB.com. |
July 2, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Wednesday's 18-7 loss to the Yankees in the Bronx. His hit went for a single. |
June 30, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit an RBI single off Yankees' starter Mike Mussina helping the Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Yankees on Monday night. |
June 30, 2008
Manager Ron Washington told the Dallas News that he wanted Josh Hamilton to get some rest Sunday, but he didn't want to take his bat out of the lineup. Despite the fact Hamilton was in a slump and appeared to be wearing down, Washington said he wanted the major league's RBI leader to work through it as a designated hitter. "He's one of our studs," Washington said. "I just can't take him out of the lineup. The more pitches you see, the more opportunity you have to come out of it." |
June 27, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Friday's close 8-7 win over the Phillies. |
June 27, 2008
Josh Hamilton has returned to the Rangers' lineup on Friday, according to the Dallas Morning News. |
June 26, 2008
Josh Hamilton's return to the starting lineup may be brief after he was removed from the Rangers versus Astros game in the first inning after being hit on the hand by a Wandy Rodriguez pitch, according to the Star Telegram. |
June 26, 2008
Josh Hamilton (knee) will start in centerfield for the Rangers on Thursday, according to the Star Telegram. |
June 25, 2008
Josh Hamilton was not in the Rangers lineup on Wednesday night due to his injured knee, according to the Associated Press. Im all right, its just a little sore, Hamilton said. Were going to see if we can get it calmed down. |
June 24, 2008
Manager Ron Washington was adamant that Josh Hamilton would not need to go on the DL because of the knee injury he suffered Tuesday. "No, no, no. ... no," Washington told the Dallas Morning News when asked if Hamilton could possibly need a DL stint. Hamilton said that the knee actually began to bother him last Thursday, but it didn't become an issue until tonight. "And it didn't bother me [Tuesday] until I got to the top step of the dugout for my first at-bat of the game," Hamilton said. "I couldn't run out the double play and when I tried to go for the ball in center field, I couldn't ever get going." |
June 24, 2008
Josh Hamilton had to leave Tuesday's game in the fourth inning with inflammation in his left knee, according to the Star-Telegram. Thankfully, though, there is no structural damage. Hamilton is considered day-to-day. |
June 17, 2008
The Rangers enjoyed a strong showing on offense this evening to earn the 7-5 victory over Atlanta, and once again, outfielder Josh Hamilton was the star of the show. Hamilton hit his 19th homer of the season, going deep off Tim Hudson in the first. He added two walks along the way, going 1-for-2 with one RBI and two runs scored. |
June 15, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 1-for-4 and claimed his 73rd RBI of the season in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Mets in the second game of a double-header. |
June 14, 2008
Tonight's game between the Texas Rangers and New York Mets has been postponed due to rain, according to the NY Daily News. |
June 13, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 2-for-4 and hit his 18th home run in the 7-1 loss to the Mets on Friday night. |
June 10, 2008
Josh Hamilton has been cleared to play and is in tonight's line-up for the Rangers. |
June 8, 2008
Josh Hamilton will sit out Sunday's game, as he is battling a viral infection, according to the Star-Telegram. The outfielder started feeling ill three or four days ago. He is hoping the day off today, plus the off day Monday, will give him enough time to get rid of the infection. |
June 2, 2008
Josh Hamilton celebrated his May Player of the Month award by homering again on Monday night. He added a single and a second run in the loss to the Indians. |
June 2, 2008
Josh Hamilton has been named the AL Player of the Month for May, according to the Sports Network. Hamilton cruised through the month, while compiling a .322 average (37-for-115) with eight home runs, 29 RBI and 22 runs.
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June 1, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit his American League leading 15th home run on Sunday against the A's. The center fielder recorded two RBI to add to his lead leading 63. |
May 31, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 1-for-4 with three RBI and crushed a two-run homer in Saturday's 8-4 win over Oakland. |
May 27, 2008
Texas posted a whopping 12 runs against the Tampa Bay Rays this evening, an effort that allowed six different Rangers to post multiple hits. The charge was led by outfielder Josh Hamilton who continues to rip the cover off the baseball, tonight going 2-for-5 at the plate with his 15th double of the season as well as his 13th home run, a grand slam hit in the 8th inning. |
May 25, 2008
Josh Hamilton was ejected in the sixth inning of action against Cleveland on Sunday for arguing balls and strikes with the umpire, according to the AP. |
May 23, 2008
The Rangers have started to explore contract extension possibilities with Josh Hamilton, the Dallas Morning News reports. "What's meant to happen is going to happen," Hamilton says. |
May 22, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 3-for-5 with two RBI, and notably crushed his 12th homer of the season in Thursday's close 8-7 win over Minnesota, that went 10 innings. |
May 19, 2008
Josh Hamilton went deep for the 11th time on Monday night as he was 2-for-6 at the plate for the Rangers. |
May 18, 2008
Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton is out of the lineup today as the Rangers do battle with the Houston Astros. |
May 17, 2008
Following up on an earlier report, Rangers' outfielder Josh Hamilton , the major league RBI leader, left Saturday night's game against Houston because of general soreness, this according to ESPN. Hamilton asked manager Ron Washington to move him to right field for Saturday night's game and had already talked about taking Sunday off as well.
"I'm sore from that first-inning catch, or almost-catch," Hamilton said before the game. "I landed on my shoulder and right hip. I must have kicked myself in my left calf or something, because it's killing me." |
May 17, 2008
Josh Hamilton was forced to leave Saturday's game in the fifth inning due to what is being reported as "exhaustion."
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May 16, 2008
Josh Hamilton had another huge game as he went 5-for-5 with five RBI in Friday's 16-8 win over the Astros. Two of his hits went for home runs, giving him 10 for the season. He also scored four runs. |
May 12, 2008
Josh Hamilton continued his RBI onslaught on Monday night hitting his eighth home run of the season and driving in his 43rd RBI. Hamilton was 2-for-5 with four walks. |
May 9, 2008
Josh Hamilton continues to be an RBI machine. In Friday's 4-0 win over the A's, Hamilton hit a run scoring double. The right fielder ending the day with two hits in four at-bats with a run scored. |
May 7, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer against the Mariners on Tuesday. The AL Player of the Month for April is up to 36 RBI in 33 games. |
May 3, 2008
Josh Hamilton has been named the AL Player of the Month for April, according to the AP. Hamilton hit .330 (38-for-115) with six homers and a major league-leading 32 RBI in the seasons first month. It is the first career Player of the Month award for Hamilton, who was the first overall pick of the 1999 draft.
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May 1, 2008
Josh Hamilton had a tough day at the plate in a 2-1 win over the Royals on Thursday, as he went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. He was moved to the cleanup spot today, while Milton Bradley sat out with leg cramps. |
May 1, 2008
Josh Hamilton is batting cleanup today, as Milton Bradley is out of the lineup with leg cramps, according to The Star Telegram. Michael Young will cover the DH role and bat in Hamilton's usual third spot in the Rangers' order. |
April 30, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit his first career grand slam to end the month of April with a major league leading 32 RBI. |
April 24, 2008
Josh Hamilton had a tough day at the plate in Thursday's 8-2 loss to Detroit, as he went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts, while leaving five men on base. |
April 21, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in Monday's loss to the Red Sox. He is hitting .305 and has driven in 19 runs over 20 games. |
April 16, 2008
Josh Hamilton had four hits and two RBI for the Rangers in their 14 inning victory over the Blue Jays. |
April 15, 2008
Manager Ron Washington stated that he will shuttle Josh Hamilton between center and right field for the entire season in an attempt to keep him fresh and healthy, according to MLB.com. Washington noted that center field is strenuous for a big man like Hamilton to play every day, and added that he will spend some time as a DH as well. |
April 13, 2008
Josh Hamilton went 1-for-5 with a solo homer and an RBI sac fly against the Blue Jays on Sunday. He owns 13 RBI through 12 games. |
April 11, 2008
Josh Hamilton stroked his second home run of the season on Friday night on his way to four RBI for the Rangers. Hamilton now has 11 RBI through just 10 games and figures to be on his way to his first significant fantasy season of his career if he can stay healthy. |
April 10, 2008
Josh Hamilton hit his third double on the season and drove in two runs in the Rangers game-one 3-1 win over Baltimore. Hamilton is slowly warming for his new team. The power-hitting outfielder is hitting .290 with a home run and seven RBI in the first two weeks of the season. |
April 2, 2008
Josh Hamilton is struggling to translate that amazing spring-training success at the plate into the regular season, going 0-for-2 with two walks in the Rangers' 1-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Hamilton has a homer on the books, but he has just three hits in 11 at-bats for a .273 batting average. Of course, it is early, so stay tuned. |
March 26, 2008
Josh Hamilton refuses to slow as spring training draws to a close, hitting a two-run homer with two outs off Padres starter Jake Peavy to help the Rangers to a 12-7 win. Hamilton finished at 2-for-5 with two runs scored, leaving one on base. He now carries a spring batting average of .455 and has three home runs through camp. |
March 20, 2008
It's difficult to ignore what ex-Red Josh Hamilton has done this spring. The left-handed slugger leads all players with a .556 average (minimum of 30 at-bats) and is a mixed-league starting option. A healthy Hamilton has the potential to hit 30 home runs and record 100 RBI for Texas this season. |
March 20, 2008
Josh Hamilton received praise from manager Ron Washington, who stated,"This guy has five tools and as long as we can keep him healthy, they will be on display every day." This according to USA Today. We like his potential for this season as well. |
March 13, 2008
Josh Hamilton continues his torrid start with the Rangers as he went 3-for-3 on Thursday with an RBI, his 12th of the spring. He is now batting 15-for-26, with a team leading 29 total bases. |
March 11, 2008
Josh Hamilton continued his clinic on the art of hitting, more commonly known as spring training to many, going 3-for-3 with a homer in Texas' 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox in the Cactus League today. Hamilton is the focus of daily reports of praise, stating the man is starting to resemble a player worthy of rank among the great hitters in the game today. There is no doubt he will be appearing in the Rangers' outfield this season, we just hope he can stay healthy and in the batter's box. |
February 18, 2008
Josh Hamilton is putting on a daily show in batting practice according to the official team website. Hamilton has been showing off his pure power by going the opposite way and putting balls on top of the indoor batting cage well beyond the left-field wall during the early stages of spring camp.
Washington at one point went into the cage and checked his bat. There is no question about Hamilton's talent; the concerns that surround the Rangers outfielder is can he stay healthy?
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February 17, 2008
Josh Hamilton is currently slated to hit second in the Rangers lineup. He will be followed by shortstop Michael Young and outfielder Milton Bradley. "I think if Hamilton is hitting second, with Michael behind him, it will mean more fastballs for Hamilton," manager Ron Washington explains to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "And Bradley can provide the same protection for Michael." |
