Josh Hamilton RUMORS & NEWS

Los Angeles Times "When Josh Hamilton left after six innings of the Angels' 11-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Monday, it was not because of the lopsided score. Instead, Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said, Hamilton was "a little lightheaded." Said Hamilton: "I was not lightheaded. I was just sick." Hamilton..." May 14

Fox Sports Southwest "Josh Hamilton doesn't care what the fans have to say about him, or even whether his team wins or loses, according to a recent column by T.J. Simers of the Los Angeles Times. "You cannot push my buttons," Hamilton repeatedly said, according to Simers. Texas Rangers fans may finally have some..." May 11

MLB.com "The Angels have now tried almost everything to get Josh Hamilton going at the plate. They've batted him fifth against a left-hander, batted him fifth altogether, and on Saturday, after an 0-for-4, three-strikeout night, manager Mike Scioscia gave him his first day off in hopes that it would "clear..." May 04

USA Today "Katie Hamilton, the wife of Los Angeles Angels right fielder Josh Hamilton, was forced to call stadium security because of the fan abuse Friday during the Texas Rangers' home opener. Katie Hamilton and the kids remained in their seats the entire game, Josh Hamilton said, with a security guard..." April 06

SportingNews.com "Los Angeles Angels right fielder Josh Hamilton will be in familiar territory this weekend, but he probably won’t feel at home. The longtime Texas Rangers center fielder will return to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington this afternoon for the first time since signing a five-year, $125 million..." April 05

Los Angeles Times "The headline attraction on the first week of the Angels' season is Josh Hamilton's return to Texas, but Hamilton says he is more curious about his return to Cincinnati. The Angels open the season there Monday, followed by a weekend series in Texas. Hamilton played his rookie season for the..." March 30

Dallas Morning News "No one with the Texas Rangers will miss OF Josh Hamilton more than LHP Derek Holland. With Hamilton in the middle of the lineup, the Rangers were the second-highest-scoring team in the majors over the last two seasons with 5.13 runs per game. The New York Yankees led with 5.17 runs per..." March 26

Orange County Register "The Pujols-Hamilton combination is a most interesting, uncanny one, a powerful convergence of supremely gifted sluggers, Jesus-loving men and free-agent millions that former Angels slugger Tim Salmon could explain in no other way than it being "a God thing." Salmon invited the likely heart of the..." March 04

Orange County Register "When Josh Hamilton stepped to the plate Tuesday for his second plate appearance with the Angels, he took the first pitch, then flashed a look in the direction of Jim Eppard. One of baseball's most aggressive first-pitch swingers, Hamilton said he and his new hitting coach have been trying to dial..." February 27

Los Angeles Times "New Angels slugger Josh Hamilton ruffled feathers in Texas when he told a television reporter that Dallas-Fort Worth isn't "a true baseball town," a statement that is sure to earn him boos when the Angels play the Rangers in Texas on April 5. "Texas, especially Dallas, has always been a..." February 19

L.A. Daily News "It doesn't really matter what paths Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols took to get here, sharing a stage for the first time as Angels on Thursday. What matters, as Pujols was quick to point out, is what happens from now on. Pujols also pointed out that Thursday was not the first time that he's..." February 15

Yahoo! Sports "There's this thing about spring training where, unless you've been anesthetized by Dr. Andrews in the past six months or struck out looking at a fastball to end the previous October, the past is generally ignored. The past has its place, of course. It sends you to work in a 7-series BMW instead..." February 14

National Post "Jered Weaver has no idea how he would pitch to the Los Angeles Angels’ loaded lineup featuring Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and reigning AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout. Not his problem. For that, he is thankful. Weaver will get to watch the Angels’ big boppers do their thing each day. And..." February 14

Orange County Register "Mrs. Josh Hamilton gently brushed her blond bangs from just above her eyes, leaned forward and locked in. "I just prayed to God," said Katie Hamilton, a woman much stronger and feistier than her delicate, demure looks and petite frame might indicate. "We've lived in so many places and gotten..." January 02

Orange County Register "Jerry Dipoto liked the Angels lineup last week, which is why he insisted all winter that there was no pressing need to tweak it with new faces. Of course, Josh Hamilton is more than a tweak. As the Angels general manager saw it, Hamilton provided such a difference-making bat that he was worth..." December 17

Hardball Talk "Angels owner Arte Moreno told reporters soon after Josh Hamilton's introductory press conference on Saturday at Downtown Disney that there was "no special language" in the outfielder's five-year, $125 million contract laying out consequences for a potential drug or alcohol relapse. But that..." December 16

MLB.com "Josh Hamilton said he wanted to stay in Texas. The Rangers were operating under the assumption they would get the last chance to at least talk to him. But on Saturday, Hamilton and his wife, Katie, expressed disappointment that the Rangers did not chase after him harder as a free agent. "I..." December 16

Hardball Talk "Josh Hamilton is leaving the Rangers to sign a five-year, $125 million deal with the Angels and it's interesting to hear how Texas got the news. First of all, Hamilton's agent called Rangers general manager Jon Daniels during this afternoon's media luncheon to tell him the former MVP was going..." December 13

ESPN.com "Free-agent slugger Josh Hamilton agreed to a five-year, $125 million contract Thursday with the Los Angeles Angels, sources told ESPN.com. Hamilton's former team, the Texas Rangers, had been in negotiations to retain the 2010 MVP. Hamilton's camp had also reportedly met with the Mariners at the..." December 13

SportingNews.com "Free-agent center fielder Josh Hamilton remains on the market, and his future seems as uncertain as it did in the early days of the offseason. However, FoxSports.com speculates that the slugger ultimately will re-sign with the Texas Rangers. Earlier this week, there was a report that the..." December 13

Dallas Morning News "A rough stretch for the Texas Rangers continued on Tuesday night when they were excluded from a three-way, nine-player deal in which Arizona obtained a needed shortstop. At the winter meetings, the Rangers led the attempt to put together a four-team deal in which they would have picked up..." December 13

Lone Star Ball "Gil Lebreton has a column on the departure of Michael Young, that I think offers a little more hard-eyed take on the relationship between Young and the club, and his departure, than most of the other folks in the local media have offered. Its worth a read, as Lebreton talks about Ron..." December 12

The Good Phight "Even though the 2012 season humbled the Phillies a good bit, they're still one of baseball's biggest spending franchises, and it's extremely unlikely to change anytime soon. They simply have too much invested in this current core of players. The Phillies two biggest moves of the offseason --..." December 10

Seattle Times "One of the story lines during the just-completed winter meetings was the shocking silence of the New York Yankees. In the days of The Boss, George Steinbrenner, they would automatically be considered a major player for each and every "name" on the free-agent market, and they would wind up landing..." December 07

Seattle Times "It once seemed like Josh Hamilton had become a forgotten man for the Mariners here this week as they pursued a host of other offensive options. But I'm now told the talks between the two sides have been a lot more serious than anyone has let on and that they are actually "very close" to getting a..." December 06

Fox Sports Southwest "Can Josh Hamilton go home again? Hamilton ended the season under a dark cloud. He was booed in his final, futile at-bats as the Rangers lost control of the AL West and then the Wild Card game. The enduring image is of Hamilton nonchalantly dropping a routine fly ball in Game 162 – the one..." December 06

Dallas Morning News "The speculation of the moment at the Gaylord Opryland is that the Rangers are so far into talks with Josh Hamilton that they've started pursuing a complicated deal to land a starting pitcher in place of expensive Zack Greinke. MLB sources said the Rangers have been in discussions with Tampa Bay..." December 05

Foxsports.com "Two weeks ago, Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik downplayed the possibility of the Mariners signing free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton, telling MLB.com, "You have to be realistic about how you're going to allocate your dollars." The Mariners still might exercise such restraint with..." December 04

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Nothing much has changed on the Josh Hamilton front, at least from the Texas Rangers' perspective, more than a month into his first off-season as a free agent. The plan, agreed upon in May by the club and Team Hamilton, was for the star outfielder to test the market and get back to the Rangers..." November 30

Lone Star Ball "The days of Josh Hamilton as a member of the Texas Rangers seem likely, though not guaranteed, to be coming to an end with his assumed free agent departure. His 2012 season was a mix of spectacular, frustrating and disappointing, much like his career path. Because of the way the season ended..." November 22

MLB.com "Although the Mariners plan to pursue offensive upgrades this offseason, general manager Jack Zduriencik said Friday he doesn't see Seattle being big players in the pursuit of free-agent slugger Josh Hamilton. Zduriencik didn't slam the door on Hamilton, but indicated the length of contract and..." November 17

Over The Monster "Jon Heyman has a quote from a rival GM saying that the Red Sox are out to make a big move, and could end up playing in what appears, at the moment, to be a bit of a depressed market for Josh Hamilton. The Hot Stove has news, the Hot Stove has rumors, and then the Hot Stove has speculation. It's..." November 15

Lone Star Ball "The Seattle Mariners are "weighing a run" at free agent outfielder Josh Hamilton, team president Chuck Armstrong has confirmed with Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com: "[GM Jack Zduriencik] is looking at it," Armstrong said. "We are going to have more money to spend. And we do need..." November 14

CBSSports.com "The Seattle Mariners are weighing a run at superstar outfielder Josh Hamilton, team president Chuck Armstrong confirmed. Though he cautioned that they are still formulating their free-agency plans. "[GM Jack Zduriencik] is looking at it," Armstrong said. "We are going to have more money to..." November 14

CSN Baltimore "Tommy Hunter played with Josh Hamilton in Texas for four seasons. He'd love to see him come to Baltimore. Hamilton was a hot topic of conversation at last week's general manager's meetings in Indian Wells, Calif. Several reports indicated the Orioles were one of the teams interested in..." November 12

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Only one thing would have surprised general manager Jon Daniels as he tries to reconstruct the Texas Rangers for 2013. "Josh accepting the one-year deal," Daniels said Friday morning before the GM meetings adjourned. Josh Hamilton, as expected, did not accept the Rangers' qualifying offer of..." November 10

Dallas Morning News "Rangers officials said Friday they've put no parameters on a potential offer to free agent OF Josh Hamilton. According to one official, parameters for a potential offer haven't even been discussed internally. That contradicts a USA Today report on Thursday that cited a "high-ranking team..." November 10

MLB.com "A total of nine players headed toward free agency were given qualifying offers to stay with their old clubs on Monday. All officially declined the offers, with eight heading to free agency after Friday's 5 p.m. ET deadline passed. While David Ortiz decided to re-up with the Red Sox, the other..." November 09

Dallas Morning News "The Texas Rangers will wait only so long on free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton, team president Nolan Ryan said on Wednesday. When Hamilton went into free agency, it was with the understanding he would identify the market before resuming talks with the Rangers. The club will not allow itself to..." November 08

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "By now everyone knows the official company line from the Texas Rangers regarding Josh Hamilton. The door is open for him to come back to the team where he became a superstar, but the Rangers are going to let him test the market and get back to them. Nothing had changed Wednesday during the..." November 08

Lone Star Ball "The BBWAA has announced that the five finalists for the 2012 American League MVP Award are Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers, Mike Trout of the Anaheim Angels, Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees, and Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers. This is the first year where..." November 07

Hardball Talk "Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Orioles are interested in Josh Hamilton: Hamilton is on the Orioles' list of targets for left field, according to a source with knowledge of the organization's plans. Hamilton has started more games in left field than center over the past three seasons, and..." November 07

Lone Star Ball "Reliever Mike Adams was on Sirius XM Radio's MLB Network channel this week and spoke candidly about Josh Hamilton, saying that he doesn't know if it is in the Rangers' best interest to bring Hamilton back, and that "you don't know which Josh is going to show up" from day to day. Adams, who,..." November 07

MLB.com "Josh Hamilton was the No. 1 overall selection by the Rays in the 1999 First-Year Player Draft. Three years later, Tampa Bay took B.J. Upton with the No. 2 overall pick, and a year after that, the Rays selected Delmon Young with the No. 1 pick. They now have something else in common. The three..." November 06

Houston Chronicle "Josh Hamilton in an Astros uniform: It would be a game-changer, season-changer and franchise-changer wrapped into one. It has about as much chance of happening as the Astros capturing the American League West Division during the team's first season playing on the other side of the..." November 05

Dallas Morning News "Josh Hamilton is hoping to find a team to pay him $175 million over seven years, a source told Baseball Prospectus' John Perrotto this week. Hamilton, who hits free agency after spending the last five seasons with the Rangers, is widely viewed as the top position player available, but he could..." November 04

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The first significant deadline of the off-season arrived Friday, and, as expected, the Texas Rangers made a qualifying contract offer to free agent Josh Hamilton and passed on catcher Mike Napoli. But that wasn't the biggest news during an afternoon conference call with general manager Jon..." November 03

Dallas Morning News "Free agency will begin at 8 a.m. Monday for outfielder Josh Hamilton and five other members of the Texas Rangers from the season that ended with San Francisco's sweep of Detroit in the World Series. Catcher-first baseman Mike Napoli and right-handers Mike Adams, Ryan Dempster, Mark Lowe and Roy..." October 29

CBSSports.com "The Milwaukee Brewers are seriously considering a run at superstar free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton, according to people familiar with their thinking. The Brewers believe Milwaukee is a viable market for Hamilton, and it doesn't hurt that their hitting coach is Johnny Narron, who is very..." October 25