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.ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;">Josh Hamilton<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Josh_Hamilton_on_May_10,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Josh_Hamilton_on_May_10%2C_2012.jpg/220px-Josh_Hamilton_on_May_10%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="320" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Josh_Hamilton_on_May_10%2C_2012.jpg/330px-Josh_Hamilton_on_May_10%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Josh_Hamilton_on_May_10%2C_2012.jpg/440px-Josh_Hamilton_on_May_10%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2328" data-file-height="3381" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Hamilton with the Texas Rangers in 2012</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">Outfielder</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Born: (1981-05-21) May 21, 1981 (age 43) <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div>Batted: Left</div><div>Threw: Left</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 2, 2007, for the Cincinnati Reds</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">October 4, 2015, for the Texas Rangers</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.290</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">200</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">701</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hamiljo03.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q716346#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, 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Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a>–<a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li>5× <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 MLB All-Star Game">2008</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 MLB All-Star Game">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AL_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="AL MVP">AL MVP</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ALCS_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="ALCS MVP">ALCS MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010_ALCS" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 ALCS">2010</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a> (2008, 2010, 2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">AL batting champion</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">AL RBI leader</a> (2008)</li> <li>Hit <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-game_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders">four home runs in one game</a> on May 8, 2012</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Rangers Hall of Fame">Texas Rangers Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> from 2007 to 2015, most prominently as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> teams that won consecutive <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_pennant_winners" title="List of American League pennant winners">American League pennants</a> in <a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2010 Texas Rangers season">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2011 Texas Rangers season">2011</a>. A five-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a>, Hamilton won three <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Awards</a> and was named the American League (AL) <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP) in 2010. He also won an AL <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">batting championship</a> along with an <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">AL RBI title</a>. During his major league tenure, he also played for the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a>. Hamilton was chosen by the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Devil Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a> with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_Major_League_Baseball_draft_picks" title="List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks">first overall pick</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999 MLB draft</a>. He was considered a <a href="/wiki/Blue_chip_(sports)" title="Blue chip (sports)">blue chip</a> prospect until injuries sustained in a 2001 car accident and a <a href="/wiki/Drug_addiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug addiction">drug addiction</a> derailed his career. Prior to the 2007 season, Hamilton was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">Rule 5 draft</a>; the Cubs traded him to the Cincinnati Reds, where he made his MLB debut in 2007. Before the 2008 season, he was traded to the Texas Rangers, where he had a breakout season in 2008 and helped the team reach the World Series in 2010 and 2011. In <a href="/wiki/2012_MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 MLB All-Star Game">2012</a>, Hamilton received more fan votes than any other player in the history of the All-Star Game. On May 8, 2012, Hamilton became the 16th player in MLB history to hit <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-game_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders">four home runs in a game</a>; on that date, he also set an AL record for total bases in a game with 18. Hamilton was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Rangers Hall of Fame">Texas Rangers Hall of Fame</a> in 2019. Hamilton signed with the Los Angeles Angels in 2012, but his tenure with the team was marred by injuries, performance issues, and a drug relapse. The Angels traded Hamilton back to the Rangers in 2015, and he played one more season for the Rangers before injuries ended his career. In 2019, Hamilton was charged with a felony for allegedly assaulting his daughter. On February 22, 2022, Hamilton pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life">edit</a>]</div> Joshua Holt Hamilton was born on May 21, 1981, in <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>,<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> to Tony and Linda Hamilton.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> Of majority <a href="/wiki/Scottish_people" title="Scottish people">Scottish</a> heritage, Hamilton was raised in Raleigh, playing <a href="/wiki/Little_League_Baseball" title="Little League Baseball">Little League Baseball</a> alongside former <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_baseball" title="South Carolina Gamecocks baseball">South Carolina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> catcher <a href="/wiki/Landon_Powell" title="Landon Powell">Landon Powell</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> Hamilton attended <a href="/wiki/Athens_Drive_High_School" title="Athens Drive High School">Athens Drive High School</a> in Raleigh where he starred as both a pitcher and outfielder. As a high school senior, Hamilton ran the <a href="/wiki/60-yard_dash" title="60-yard dash">60-yard dash</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, 20 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a>, 35 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBIs), and 34 runs scored, Hamilton was widely considered one of the top two prospects for the <a href="/wiki/1999_MLB_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 MLB draft">1999 MLB draft</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Josh Beckett</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> high school athlete.<a href="#cite_note-jockbio.com-4">[4]</a> Hamilton initially signed a <a href="/wiki/Letter_of_intent" title="Letter of intent">letter of intent</a> to play <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> for <a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_baseball" title="NC State Wolfpack baseball">North Carolina State</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft_and_minor_leagues">Draft and minor leagues</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Draft and minor leagues">edit</a>]</div> The Tampa Bay Devil Rays owned the number one pick in the <a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999 MLB draft</a> and used it to select Hamilton.<a href="#cite_note-SI2-6">[6]</a> The Devil Rays viewed Hamilton as a can't-miss prospect.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> Hamilton signed with Tampa Bay, receiving a $3.96 million <a href="/wiki/Signing_bonus" title="Signing bonus">signing bonus</a>, and joined their minor league system.<a href="#cite_note-SI2-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-USA1-8">[8]</a> His first stop in the minor leagues was the rookie-level <a href="/wiki/Princeton_Devil_Rays" class="mw-redirect" title="Princeton Devil Rays">Princeton Devil Rays</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_League" title="Appalachian League">Appalachian League</a>, where he played 56 games. Hamilton later joined the Short Season Single-A club, the <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley_Renegades" title="Hudson Valley Renegades">Hudson Valley Renegades</a>, and helped lead them to their first <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a> championship. He spent the 2000 season with the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_RiverDogs" title="Charleston RiverDogs">Charleston RiverDogs</a> in the <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a>. Hamilton 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.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> In addition, Hamilton was named to the 2000 <a href="/wiki/All-Star_Futures_Game" title="All-Star Futures Game">All-Star Futures Game</a>, a game designed to showcase minor league prospects. Hamilton was also voted Minor League Player of the Year by <a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a>.<a href="#cite_note-bcube-10">[10]</a> At the beginning of his professional career, Hamilton's parents quit their jobs and began following their son on the road. However, in February 2001, Hamilton and his mother were injured in a car accident. His mother returned home and Hamilton, with an injured back, found himself unable to play baseball, flush with cash and unsupervised by his parents for the first time. At age 20, he had his first drink of alcohol. He began spending his idle time at a tattoo shop drinking and using drugs. Later that year he also made his first attempt at rehabilitation.<a href="#cite_note-WPost-11">[11]</a> Hamilton only played 45 games in the 2001 season, split between the Charleston (<a href="/wiki/Single-A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-A (baseball)">Single-A</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Rays" title="Orlando Rays">Orlando Rays</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> team in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern League (1964–2020)">Southern League</a>. Hamilton began the 2002 season with the <a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_Blaze" title="Bakersfield Blaze">Bakersfield Blaze</a>, <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting</a> .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.<a href="#cite_note-bcube-10">[10]</a> During <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/2004_Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays_season" title="2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season">Devil Rays</a> in 2004, though 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 <a href="/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)" title="Cannabis (drug)">marijuana</a>.<a href="#cite_note-BA1-12">[12]</a> A month later, MLB suspended him for the entire season after he failed two more tests.<a href="#cite_note-detnews-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-Neyer-14">[14]</a> 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 Hamilton on the restricted list, moving him off the 40-man roster. After another relapse, MLB suspended him for the entire 2006 season.<a href="#cite_note-Neyer-14">[14]</a> Hamilton's 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.<a href="#cite_note-WPost-11">[11]</a> After several months there, Hamilton attempted to play with an independent minor league team, but MLB stepped in and disallowed it.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] 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.<a href="#cite_note-USA1-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-detnews-13">[13]</a> 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. Hamilton 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.<a href="#cite_note-bcube-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-heraldnet-15">[15]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rule_5_draft">Rule 5 draft</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rule 5 draft">edit</a>]</div> Left off the Rays' 40-man roster, Hamilton was selected third overall<a href="#cite_note-Rule5-16">[16]</a> in the 2006 <a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">Rule 5 draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, 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).<a href="#cite_note-heraldnet-15">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> In their coverage of the draft, Chris Kline and John Manuel of <a href="/wiki/Baseball_America" title="Baseball America">Baseball America</a> called Hamilton "the biggest name in the Rule 5 in many years".<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cincinnati_Reds_(2007)">Cincinnati Reds (2007)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cincinnati Reds (2007)">edit</a>]</div> Hamilton was one of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a>' 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 <a href="/wiki/25-man_roster" class="mw-redirect" title="25-man roster">25-man roster</a> for the entire 2007 season, so they planned to use him as a fourth outfielder.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> Hamilton made his Major League debut at the age of 26 on April 2 against the <a href="/wiki/2007_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2007 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch-hit</a> appearance, receiving a 22-second <a href="/wiki/Standing_ovation" title="Standing ovation">standing ovation</a>. As he was waiting to bat, Cubs catcher <a href="/wiki/Michael_Barrett_(baseball)" title="Michael Barrett (baseball)">Michael Barrett</a> said, "You deserve it, Josh. Take it all in, brother. I'm happy for you."<a href="#cite_note-SI2-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-HamESPN-20">[20]</a> After he lined out, Hamilton stayed in the game to play left field.<a href="#cite_note-MLBreds-21">[21]</a> He made his first start on April 10 against the <a href="/wiki/2007_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2007 Arizona Diamondbacks season">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>, batting leadoff. In that game, he recorded his first Major League <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hit</a>, a home run off <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Gonzalez_(pitcher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edgar Gonzalez (pitcher)">Édgar González</a>. The next night, he hit another. Hamilton was named the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> <a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Month_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Month Award">Rookie of the Month</a> for April. On May 22, the Reds placed Hamilton on the 15-day <a href="/wiki/Disabled_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabled list">disabled list</a> with <a href="/wiki/Gastroenteritis" title="Gastroenteritis">gastroenteritis</a>; 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.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> Hamilton went back on the DL on July 12 with a sprained wrist.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Hamilton ended up starting most of the season in <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center field</a> after an injury to <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Freel" title="Ryan Freel">Ryan Freel</a>, but was shut out in the voting for the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a>, which was won by <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Ryan Braun</a>.<a href="#cite_note-MLBROTY-24">[24]</a> For the 2007 season, he hit .292 with 19 home runs and 47 runs batted in in 90 games.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> On December 21, 2007, the Reds traded Hamilton to the Texas Rangers for <a href="/wiki/Edinson_V%C3%B3lquez" title="Edinson Vólquez">Edinson Vólquez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Herrera_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Danny Herrera (baseball)">Danny Herrera</a>.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_Rangers_(2008–2012)">Texas Rangers (2008–2012)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Texas Rangers (2008–2012)">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008">2008</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2008">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Josh_Hamilton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Josh_Hamilton.jpg/170px-Josh_Hamilton.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Josh_Hamilton.jpg/255px-Josh_Hamilton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Josh_Hamilton.jpg/340px-Josh_Hamilton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1504" data-file-height="1869" /></a><figcaption>Hamilton in 2008</figcaption></figure> The 2008 season was a breakout season for Hamilton.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> He locked up the <a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2008 Texas Rangers season">Rangers</a>' starting center fielder job with a stellar spring training.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-POTM2-30">[30]</a> Hamilton was featured on the cover of the June 2, 2008, issue of <a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a>, in a story chronicling his comeback.<a href="#cite_note-SI2-6">[6]</a> On July 9, Hamilton hit the first walk-off home run of his career, against <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Francisco Rodríguez</a>.<a href="#cite_note-DNWO-31">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-MLBWO-32">[32]</a> Fans selected Hamilton as one of the starting outfielders for the AL at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a> at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>. He finished first in voting among outfielders.<a href="#cite_note-MLBAS-33">[33]</a> He was one of seven first-time starters in the game. Along with <a href="/wiki/Kosuke_Fukudome" title="Kosuke Fukudome">Kosuke Fukudome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geovany_Soto" title="Geovany Soto">Geovany Soto</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Ryan Braun</a>, Hamilton was one of four who had made their MLB debut in 2007 or 2008.<a href="#cite_note-madison-34">[34]</a> He was selected to participate in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_Home_Run_Derby" title="2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby">2008 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby</a> the evening before the game. Hamilton selected 71-year-old Clay Council to throw to him during the Derby. Council<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> was a volunteer who threw batting practice for him as a child in Raleigh, North Carolina.<a href="#cite_note-HRPitch-36">[36]</a> In the first round of the event Hamilton hit 28 home runs, breaking the single-round record of 24 set by <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Abreu" title="Bobby Abreu">Bobby Abreu</a> in 2005.<a href="#cite_note-HRDerby2-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-HRDERBY-38">[38]</a> Hamilton ended up hitting the most total home runs in the contest with 35, but lost in the final round to <a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a>, as the scores were reset.<a href="#cite_note-ESPNDerby-39">[39]</a> His record-setting first round included 13 straight home runs at one point, and seven that went further than 500 feet (150 m). His longest home run was 518 feet.<a href="#cite_note-HRDerby-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-HRDerby2-37">[37]</a> 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."<a href="#cite_note-Stark-41">[41]</a> On August 17, Hamilton was intentionally walked with the bases loaded against the Rays in the bottom of the ninth, with the Rays leading 7–3, to bring <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Byrd" title="Marlon Byrd">Marlon Byrd</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> In the 2008 season, Hamilton had a .304 batting average, 32 home runs, and an American League-leading 130 runs batted in.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> He won a Silver Slugger Award<a href="#cite_note-auto1-44">[44]</a> and finished seventh in the balloting for AL MVP, behind <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Youkilis" title="Kevin Youkilis">Kevin Youkilis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Quentin" title="Carlos Quentin">Carlos Quentin</a>, and Francisco Rodríguez.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2009">2009</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2009">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:00076892_Josh_Hamilton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/00076892_Josh_Hamilton.jpg/220px-00076892_Josh_Hamilton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/00076892_Josh_Hamilton.jpg/330px-00076892_Josh_Hamilton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/00076892_Josh_Hamilton.jpg/440px-00076892_Josh_Hamilton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2879" data-file-height="2203" /></a><figcaption>Hamilton with the Rangers in 2009</figcaption></figure> Hamilton endured an injury-plagued season in 2009.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Shane_Loux" title="Shane Loux">Shane Loux</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Howie Kendrick</a> of a possible home run.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> In June 2009, Hamilton went on the disabled list with an abdominal strain caused by the May wall collision.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> On June 9, Hamilton underwent a successful surgical procedure to repair the tear. He was expected to be out for four to six weeks.<a href="#cite_note-abdomen-49">[49]</a> Though injured, Hamilton was selected by fan voting to play in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2009 All-Star game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-abdomen-49">[49]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS">better source needed</a>] In August 2009, Hamilton acknowledged that he had become intoxicated at an Arizona bar in January and had been photographed "in lurid poses" with women other than his wife. Hamilton apologized for his behavior.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> Hamilton batted .268 with 10 home runs and 54 RBIs in 2009.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010:_MVP_season_and_trip_to_World_Series">2010: MVP season and trip to World Series</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2010: MVP season and trip to World Series">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:J_Hamilton_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J_Hamilton_2010.jpg/170px-J_Hamilton_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J_Hamilton_2010.jpg/255px-J_Hamilton_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/J_Hamilton_2010.jpg/340px-J_Hamilton_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="875" /></a><figcaption>Hamilton in 2010</figcaption></figure> In 2010, Hamilton was moved to left field to make room for <a href="/wiki/Julio_Borbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Julio Borbon">Julio Borbon</a> in center field. As in his prior two seasons with the Rangers, Hamilton was selected to start in the <a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2010 All-Star Game</a>. He was one of six members of the Rangers to represent the franchise at the 2010 All-Star Game. Hamilton entered the All-Star Break with a .346 batting average, tied for first in the AL with <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a>. On August 27, Hamilton set a Rangers record with his 24th three-hit game of the season.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> On September 4, Hamilton bruised his rib cage after making a leaping catch and crashing into an outfield wall.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> He was later found to have two fractured ribs.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Hamilton returned to the lineup on October 1,<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> hitting a home run the next day.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> Hamilton hit for a league-leading .359 average in 2010, winning his first batting title.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> On October 22, Hamilton and the Rangers won the <a href="/wiki/2010_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 American League Championship Series">2010 ALCS</a>, defeating the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in six games. With four home runs and seven RBIs, Hamilton won the <a href="/wiki/League_Championship_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award">ALCS MVP Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> The <a href="/wiki/2010_World_Series" title="2010 World Series">2010 World Series</a> was the Rangers' first-ever World Series.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> The Rangers were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, four games to one. Hamilton hit .100 with one home run and one run batted in.<a href="#cite_note-auto-61">[61]</a> Hamilton won the AL <a href="/wiki/Players_Choice_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Players Choice Award">Players Choice Award</a> for Outstanding Player in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> He also won a Silver Slugger Award.<a href="#cite_note-auto1-44">[44]</a> On November 23, 2010, Hamilton was voted the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">American League Most Valuable Player</a>.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011:_Second_trip_to_World_Series">2011: Second trip to World Series</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2011: Second trip to World Series">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Josh_Hamilton_and_Derrek_Lee_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Josh_Hamilton_and_Derrek_Lee_2011.jpg/170px-Josh_Hamilton_and_Derrek_Lee_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="316" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Josh_Hamilton_and_Derrek_Lee_2011.jpg/255px-Josh_Hamilton_and_Derrek_Lee_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Josh_Hamilton_and_Derrek_Lee_2011.jpg/340px-Josh_Hamilton_and_Derrek_Lee_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1148" data-file-height="2133" /></a><figcaption>Hamilton and <a href="/wiki/Derrek_Lee" title="Derrek Lee">Derrek Lee</a> of the Baltimore Orioles in 2011</figcaption></figure> On February 10, 2011, Hamilton avoided arbitration by signing a contract for two years and $24 million with the Rangers.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> On April 12, in Detroit, he suffered a fracture to his right <a href="/wiki/Humerus" title="Humerus">humerus</a> on a play at home plate.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> He returned to the Rangers' lineup on May 23, and went 2–4 against <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/John_Danks" title="John Danks">John Danks</a>, hitting his first home run of the season on the second pitch he saw during his first at-bat.<a href="#cite_note-ESPN_110523-67">[67]</a> He was an All-Star in 2011.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> On July 7, 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. It was the third incident in which a fan fell out of the stands at Rangers Ballpark.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> On September 30, the son of the fallen firefighter threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Hamilton to start the American League Division Series. In the 2011 season, Hamilton batted .298 with 25 home runs.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> He was third in the American League in sacrifice flies (10), sixth in intentional walks (13), and eighth in slugging percentage (.536).<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> The Rangers defeated the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> four games to two in the <a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2011 American League Championship Series">2011 American League Championship Series</a> to advance to the World Series for the second consecutive season. In the <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011 World Series</a>, the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> defeated the Rangers in seven games. Hamilton hit .241 with one home run and six runs batted in during the Series.<a href="#cite_note-auto-61">[61]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012:_Continued_success">2012: Continued success</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2012: Continued success">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Josh_Hamilton_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Josh_Hamilton_2012.jpg/220px-Josh_Hamilton_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Josh_Hamilton_2012.jpg/330px-Josh_Hamilton_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Josh_Hamilton_2012.jpg/440px-Josh_Hamilton_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2495" data-file-height="2116" /></a><figcaption>Hamilton hitting a home run during a game against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> in 2012</figcaption></figure> On February 2, 2012, it was reported Hamilton had suffered a relapse with alcohol.<a href="#cite_note-auto4-69">[69]</a> Hamilton held a press conference on February 3, 2012, to apologize for his actions.<a href="#cite_note-auto2-70">[70]</a> Hamilton hit .395 with nine home runs and 25 RBI during the month of April and was named the league's AL <a href="/wiki/MLB_Player_of_the_Month" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Player of the Month">Player of the Month</a>.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> His home run total for the month tied a franchise record for April with four other Rangers.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> On May 8, in a 10–3 win over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> at <a href="/wiki/Camden_Yards" class="mw-redirect" title="Camden Yards">Camden Yards</a>, 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. In doing this, he not only became just the 16th player in MLB history to hit <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-game_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders">four home runs in one game</a> and the first to do so since <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delgado" title="Carlos Delgado">Carlos Delgado</a> in 2003, but also set the American League record for most total bases in a single game with 18. Hamilton was one base shy of tying the Major League record.<a href="#cite_note-fourhomers-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> 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. <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">José Bautista</a> held the previous record with 7,454,753 votes in 2011 until Hamilton received 11,073,744 in 2012.<a href="#cite_note-Ballot_record-75">[75]</a> The record stood until 2015, when <a href="/wiki/Josh_Donaldson" title="Josh Donaldson">Josh Donaldson</a> received 14,090,188 votes.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> Because Hamilton had been hitting .190 with a slugging percentage of .374 since June 1, <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Washington" title="Ron Washington">Ron Washington</a> moved Hamilton to the fifth spot in the batting order before a game with the White Sox on July 29. Washington said he moved Hamilton in hopes of taking some of the pressure off of him.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> Hamilton responded quickly; 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–for–4 with a home run, his first game recording greater than two hits since May 11. For the 2012 season, Hamilton hit .285 with 43 home runs and 128 runs batted in<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> and finished in fifth place in the American League Most Valuable Player voting.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] He also won his third Silver Slugger Award.<a href="#cite_note-auto1-44">[44]</a> The Rangers lost the <a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2012 American League Wild Card Game">2012 American League Wild Card Game</a> to the Baltimore Orioles. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_(2013–2014)">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013–2014)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2013–2014)">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Josh_Hamilton_on_June_10,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Josh_Hamilton_on_June_10%2C_2013.jpg/170px-Josh_Hamilton_on_June_10%2C_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Josh_Hamilton_on_June_10%2C_2013.jpg/255px-Josh_Hamilton_on_June_10%2C_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Josh_Hamilton_on_June_10%2C_2013.jpg/340px-Josh_Hamilton_on_June_10%2C_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2418" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Hamilton with the Angels in 2013</figcaption></figure> On December 13, 2012, Hamilton agreed in principle to a five-year contract worth $125 million with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a>.<a href="#cite_note-AngelsSigning-78">[78]</a> This deal became official on December 15.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> Hamilton's Angels tenure was not a successful one.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013">2013</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2013">edit</a>]</div> During his first year with the Angels, Hamilton played in 151 games, batting .250 with 21 home runs and 79 RBIs.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014">2014</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2014">edit</a>]</div> In the 2014 season, Hamilton batted .263 with 10 home runs and 44 RBIs in 89 games.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> Hamilton incurred a thumb injury<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> and a shoulder injury<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> during the season. In the <a href="/wiki/2014_American_League_Division_Series" title="2014 American League Division Series">ALDS</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, Hamilton went hitless (going 0-for-13 overall).<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015">2015</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2015">edit</a>]</div> In February 2015, Hamilton underwent shoulder surgery to repair a <a href="/wiki/Separated_shoulder" title="Separated shoulder">separated shoulder</a>. While he was recovering, it was revealed he had a relapse into his drug addiction, which he voluntarily reported to MLB. An outside arbitrator ruled Hamilton's voluntary admission did not violate baseball's drug policy, and he could not be suspended.<a href="#cite_note-auto3-85">[85]</a> Despite the ruling, Angels owner <a href="/wiki/Arte_Moreno" title="Arte Moreno">Arte Moreno</a> made comments to the media implying that he did not want Hamilton back on the team's roster. Furthermore, all Hamilton-related merchandise items were removed and recalled from all stores. The Players Association and several Angels players spoke up in Hamilton's defense.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> The Angels began to lay out a rehabilitation plan for him,<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> but shortly afterwards, trade rumors were reported.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> Hamilton was traded back to the Rangers on April 27, 2015, for cash or a player to be named later.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> The Angels remained responsible for paying most of the remaining money due to him under the five-year contract he signed with them in 2012.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> The contract that Hamilton signed with the Angels is widely regarded as one of the worst free agent signings in MLB history.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_stint_with_the_Texas_Rangers_(2015-2017)">Second stint with the Texas Rangers (2015-2017)</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Second stint with the Texas Rangers (2015-2017)">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015_2">2015</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2015">edit</a>]</div> After rehabilitating his injured shoulder between the Rangers' AA and AAA Minor League affiliates, Hamilton was called up to the MLB team on May 24, and was inserted into the starting lineup on May 25 in a Memorial Day matchup in Cleveland against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Indians</a>. He recorded his first hit back with the Rangers on May 25. 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, hit a double on the first pitch he saw, and went 2–4 in the game, driving in the only run for his own team in a 5–1 loss. 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-run double vs. the Red Sox to win the game in walk-off fashion, 4–3. On July 30, 2015, Hamilton recorded four RBI in a 7–6 Rangers' win over the New York Yankees.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> For the 2015 season, Hamilton hit .253 with eight home runs and 25 runs batted in in 50 games.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Division_Series" title="2015 American League Division Series">ALDS</a>, Hamilton's first hit was a single in Game 3. This ended his postseason hitless streak at 31 at-bats, which tied for the second-longest such streak of all time.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016">2016</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2016">edit</a>]</div> On May 25, 2016, it was announced that Hamilton would be out for the entire 2016 season after undergoing knee surgery for the third time in nine months.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> The Rangers activated Hamilton from the disabled list and released him on August 23.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017">2017</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2017">edit</a>]</div> Hamilton did not play in 2017. On January 16, 2017, Texas re-signed Hamilton to a minor-league deal with intentions of him trying out at first base. On February 26, it was revealed Hamilton was experiencing discomfort in his left knee—the same knee on which he had undergone surgery during the 2016 season.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> On February 27, Hamilton underwent surgery on his left knee to repair torn cartilage that was causing discomfort.<a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> On April 21, the Rangers released Hamilton after revealing that he suffered a right knee injury while rehabilitating his left knee.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Career_statistics_and_recognition">Career statistics and recognition</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Career statistics and recognition">edit</a>]</div> In 1,027 games over nine seasons, Hamilton posted a .290 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (1,134-for-3,909) with 609 <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a>, 234 <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a>, 24 <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a>, 200 <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a>, 701 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a>, 50 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="Stolen bases">stolen bases</a>, 352 <a href="/wiki/Bases_on_balls" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases on balls">bases on balls</a>, .349 <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> and .516 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>. Defensively, he recorded a .980 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a> playing at all three outfield positions. In 42 postseason games, he hit .202 (33-for-163) with 18 runs, 9 doubles, 6 home runs, 23 RBI, 4 stolen bases and 15 walks for a .633 OPS overall.<a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-1">[1]</a> Hamilton was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Rangers Hall of Fame">Texas Rangers Hall of Fame</a> in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Personal life">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Family">Family</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Family">edit</a>]</div> Hamilton was married to Katie (née Chadwick), the daughter of Michael Chadwick who helped guide 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.<a href="#cite_note-MLB4-103">[103]</a><a href="#cite_note-dallasnews-104">[104]</a> In early 2015, shortly after another substance-abuse relapse, 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.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drug_addiction_and_alcoholism">Drug addiction and alcoholism</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Drug addiction and alcoholism">edit</a>]</div> 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 Hamilton's drug and alcohol use, and he made his first attempt at rehabilitation.<a href="#cite_note-WPost-11">[11]</a> He first stopped using drugs and alcohol after being confronted by his grandmother, Mary Holt.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> During <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> of the 2003 season, Hamilton failed his first drug test. Hamilton was hoping to return to spring training with the <a href="/wiki/2004_Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays_season" title="2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season">Devil Rays</a> in 2004, though 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 <a href="/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)" title="Cannabis (drug)">marijuana</a>.<a href="#cite_note-BA1-12">[12]</a> A month later, MLB suspended him for the entire season after he failed two more tests.<a href="#cite_note-detnews-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-Neyer-14">[14]</a> Hamilton was out of baseball for almost three years. He made several attempts at rehabilitation. He was arrested before the 2005 season for smashing the windshield of a friend's truck. The Rays placed Hamilton on the restricted list, moving him off the 40-man roster. After another relapse, MLB suspended him for the entire 2006 season.<a href="#cite_note-Neyer-14">[14]</a> 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 Hamilton ended up meeting his wife, Katie, who was Chadwick's daughter.<a href="#cite_note-jockbio.com-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-TB-107">[107]</a> Hamilton's 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. Hamilton spent his nights sleeping on an air mattress in one of the facility's offices.<a href="#cite_note-WPost-11">[11]</a> In 2007, The New York Times reported that Hamilton provided <a href="/wiki/Urine_sample" class="mw-redirect" title="Urine sample">urine samples</a> for drug testing at least three times per week to comply with the provisions of MLB's drug policy.<a href="#cite_note-NYTIMES-108">[108]</a> A portion of the story of Hamilton's return to sobriety was shown on <a href="/wiki/The_Learning_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Learning Channel">The Learning Channel</a>'s reality show "The Real Deal". "A Home Run for Trademark" aired March 31, 2007, and chronicled the renovation of <a href="/wiki/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson" title="Shoeless Joe Jackson">Shoeless Joe Jackson</a>'s house during 2006. <a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Davis" title="Richard C. Davis">Richard C. Davis</a>, 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.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS">better source needed</a>] In May 2008, Hamilton said he had not used drugs or alcohol since October 6, 2005.<a href="#cite_note-SI2-6">[6]</a> When giving a brief summary of his recovery, Hamilton has said: "It's a God thing."<a href="#cite_note-HamESPN-20">[20]</a> He has stated publicly that 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 <a href="/wiki/God_in_Christianity" title="God in Christianity">God</a>.<a href="#cite_note-dallasnews-104">[104]</a> In late 2008, Hamilton, among other celebrities such as <a href="/wiki/Brian_Welch" title="Brian Welch">Brian Welch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Ellis_(American_football)" title="Greg Ellis (American football)">Greg Ellis</a>, appeared in testimonial videos entitled "<a href="/wiki/I_Am_Second" title="I Am Second">I Am Second</a>". In his video, Hamilton shared his story of recovering from drug use with the help of his Christian faith.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS">better source needed</a>] Hamilton confirmed that he had suffered a <a href="/wiki/Relapse" title="Relapse">relapse</a> in early 2009 after photos were released in August 2009. Sports website <a href="/wiki/Deadspin" title="Deadspin">Deadspin</a> posted photos of Hamilton shirtless in a bar in <a href="/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona" title="Tempe, Arizona">Tempe, Arizona</a> with several women. According to reports, witnesses saw Hamilton drinking, heard him asking where he could obtain <a href="/wiki/Cocaine" title="Cocaine">cocaine</a>, and heard him reveal his plans to go to a <a href="/wiki/Strip_club" title="Strip club">strip club</a> later that evening. The photos do not show Hamilton drinking or taking any illegal drugs.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> Although this news did not break until August 2009, Hamilton revealed he had informed his wife, the Texas Rangers, and MLB the day after the incident occurred. Hamilton called a press conference on August 8 to discuss the photos.<a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> Regarding the incident, Hamilton said: <blockquote>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. </blockquote> Hamilton also admitted he had very little memory of the night after getting drunk. MLB tested Hamilton for illegal drugs two days after the incident and he passed that test.<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> Hamilton's Rangers teammates—mindful of his past struggles—chose to celebrate major events (such as winning the <a href="/wiki/2010_American_League_Division_Series" title="2010 American League Division Series">2010 American League Division Series</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2010 American League Championship Series">2010 American League Championship Series</a>) with <a href="/wiki/Ginger_ale" title="Ginger ale">ginger ale</a> instead of champagne.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> The Rangers repeated the celebrations with ginger ale the following postseason when they won their second consecutive pennant and reached the <a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011 World Series</a>.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> On February 2, 2012, it was reported Hamilton had suffered a relapse with alcohol. He claimed to have had two or three drinks before inviting his friend and then-teammate, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Kinsler" title="Ian Kinsler">Ian Kinsler</a>, to talk at a bar.<a href="#cite_note-auto4-69">[69]</a> Hamilton held a press conference on February 3, 2012, to apologize for his actions.<a href="#cite_note-auto2-70">[70]</a> In February 2015, Hamilton relapsed, using both cocaine and alcohol.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> Hamilton voluntarily reported his relapse to MLB. An outside arbitrator ruled Hamilton's voluntary admission did not violate baseball's drug policy, and he could not be suspended.<a href="#cite_note-auto3-85">[85]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legal_issues">Legal issues</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Hamilton&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Legal issues">edit</a>]</div> Hamilton was arrested on October 30, 2019, and charged with injury to a child, a third-degree felony, after being accused of physically assaulting his oldest daughter.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> On April 8, 2020, Hamilton was indicted on a felony charge for allegedly beating his daughter. The charge carried a sentence of up to ten years in prison.<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a><a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> On February 22, 2022, Hamilton pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint, a misdemeanor. Hamilton received a year of probation, was fined $500, and was ordered to perform 20 hours of <a href="/wiki/Community_service" title="Community service">community service</a>; the court also imposed other requirements upon him. 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font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF179;">Awards and achievements </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a> (September 2007) <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a> (September 2011)</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Player_of_the_Month_Award" title="Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award">Player of the Month</a> April 2008, May 2008 April 2012, May 2012 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/J._D._Drew" title="J. D. Drew">J. D. Drew</a> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">José Bautista</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delgado" title="Carlos Delgado">Carlos Delgado</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_single-game_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders">Batters with 4 home runs in one game</a> May 8, 2012 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Scooter_Gennett" title="Scooter Gennett">Scooter Gennett</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"> <a 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colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Harkey" title="Mike Harkey">Harkey</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Zeile" title="Todd Zeile">Zeile</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Tino_Martinez" title="Tino Martinez">Martinez</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wohlers" title="Mark Wohlers">Wohlers</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delgado" title="Carlos Delgado">Delgado</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Floyd" title="Cliff Floyd">Floyd</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ashley" title="Billy Ashley">Ashley</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Kapler" title="Gabe Kapler">Kapler</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ankiel" title="Rick 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Speaker">Speaker</a></li> <li>1917: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li>1918: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li>1919: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></li> <li>1921: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></li> <li>1922: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></li> <li>1923: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></li> <li>1924: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></li> <li>1925: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></li> <li>1926: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Manush" title="Heinie Manush">Manush</a></li> <li>1927: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></li> <li>1928: <a href="/wiki/Goose_Goslin" title="Goose Goslin">Goslin</a></li> <li>1929: <a href="/wiki/Lew_Fonseca" title="Lew Fonseca">Fonseca</a></li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>1931: <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>1932: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Alexander" title="Dale Alexander">Alexander</a></li> <li>1933: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></li> <li>1934: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></li> <li>1935: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Myer" title="Buddy Myer">Myer</a></li> <li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Appling</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gehringer" title="Charlie Gehringer">Gehringer</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Appling</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Stirnweiss</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Vernon</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">Kell</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Goodman" title="Billy Goodman">Goodman</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Fain</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Fain</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Vernon</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_%C3%81vila" title="Bobby Ávila">Ávila</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Kuenn" title="Harvey Kuenn">Kuenn</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Runnels</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Cash</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Runnels</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Johnson" title="Alex Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Carney_Lansford" title="Carney Lansford">Lansford</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Franco" title="Julio Franco">Franco</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Martínez</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/John_Olerud" title="John Olerud">Olerud</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Neill_(baseball)" title="Paul O'Neill (baseball)">O'Neill</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Martínez</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">B. Williams</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mueller" title="Bill Mueller">Mueller</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Young_(baseball)" title="Michael Young (baseball)">Young</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></li> <li>2010: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamilton</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Tim Anderson (baseball)">Anderson</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/DJ_LeMahieu" title="DJ LeMahieu">LeMahieu</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Gurriel</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Arr%C3%A1ez" title="Luis Arráez">Arráez</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Yandy_D%C3%ADaz" title="Yandy Díaz">Díaz</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Witt_Jr." title="Bobby Witt Jr.">Witt Jr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_season_runs_batted_in_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_RBI_champions" title="Template:AL RBI champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AL_RBI_champions" title="Template talk:AL RBI champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AL_RBI_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AL RBI champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="American_League_season_runs_batted_in_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_runs_batted_in_leaders#American_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders">American League season runs batted in leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1901: <a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></li> <li>1902: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Freeman</a></li> <li>1903: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Freeman" title="Buck Freeman">Freeman</a></li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Lajoie</a></li> <li>1905: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></li> <li>1906: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">H. Davis</a></li> <li>1907: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li>1908: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li>1909: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li>1910: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></li> <li>1911: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></li> <li>1912: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></li> <li>1913: <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Baker</a></li> <li>1914: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></li> <li>1915: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Veach</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Crawford" title="Sam Crawford">Crawford</a></li> <li>1916: <a href="/wiki/Del_Pratt" title="Del Pratt">Pratt</a></li> <li>1917: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Veach</a></li> <li>1918: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Veach</a></li> <li>1919: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></li> <li>1921: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></li> <li>1922: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Williams_(baseball)" title="Ken Williams (baseball)">K. Williams</a></li> <li>1923: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></li> <li>1924: <a href="/wiki/Goose_Goslin" title="Goose Goslin">Goslin</a></li> <li>1925: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Meusel" title="Bob Meusel">Meusel</a></li> <li>1926: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></li> <li>1927: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></li> <li>1928: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></li> <li>1929: <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></li> <li>1931: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></li> <li>1932: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></li> <li>1933: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></li> <li>1934: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></li> <li>1935: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></li> <li>1936: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Trosky" title="Hal Trosky">Trosky</a></li> <li>1937: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></li> <li>1941: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_York" title="Rudy York">York</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="Vern Stephens">Stephens</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Etten" title="Nick Etten">Etten</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="Vern Stephens">Stephens</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Dropo" title="Walt Dropo">Dropo</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vern_Stephens" title="Vern Stephens">Stephens</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Gus_Zernial" title="Gus Zernial">Zernial</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Doby</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Boone" title="Ray Boone">R. Boone</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sievers" title="Roy Sievers">Sievers</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gentile" title="Jim Gentile">Gentile</a> & <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stuart" title="Dick Stuart">Stuart</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">B. Robinson</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Colavito" title="Rocky Colavito">Colavito</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Harrelson</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burroughs" title="Jeff Burroughs">Burroughs</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(first_baseman)" title="George Scott (first baseman)">Scott</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Lee_May" title="Lee May">May</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hisle" title="Larry Hisle">Hisle</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cooper</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Murray</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Hal_McRae" title="Hal McRae">McRae</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a> & <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cooper</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Armas" title="Tony Armas">Armas</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter" title="Joe Carter">Carter</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sierra" title="Rubén Sierra">Sierra</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Fielder" title="Cecil Fielder">Fielder</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Vaughn</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">E. Martínez</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Boone" title="Bret Boone">B. Boone</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Delgado" title="Carlos Delgado">Delgado</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Tejada</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></li> <li>2008: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamilton</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Teixeira" title="Mark Teixeira">Teixeira</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Granderson" title="Curtis Granderson">Granderson</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Davis_(baseball)" title="Chris Davis (baseball)">C. Davis</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Donaldson" title="Josh Donaldson">Donaldson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Encarnaci%C3%B3n" title="Edwin Encarnación">Encarnación</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Cruz" title="Nelson Cruz">Cruz</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">J. 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title="Jim Rice">Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Armas" title="Tony Armas">Armas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Barfield" title="Jesse Barfield">Barfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenwell" title="Mike Greenwell">Greenwell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sierra" title="Rubén Sierra">Sierra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Burks" title="Ellis Burks">Burks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter" title="Joe Carter">Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter" title="Joe Carter">Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Green" title="Shawn Green">Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Darin_Erstad" title="Darin Erstad">Erstad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Wells" title="Vernon Wells">Wells</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Dye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></li> <li>2008: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Quentin" title="Carlos Quentin">Quentin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Sizemore</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bay" title="Jason Bay">Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Suzuki</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Crawford</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamilton</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ellsbury" title="Jacoby Ellsbury">Ellsbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Granderson" title="Curtis Granderson">Granderson</a></li> <li>2012: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Willingham" title="Josh Willingham">Willingham</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Brantley" title="Michael Brantley">Brantley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Cruz" title="Nelson Cruz">Cruz</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">Martinez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Trumbo</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">Springer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Upton" title="Justin Upton">Upton</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">Martinez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">Springer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Teoscar_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Teoscar Hernández">Hernández</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eloy_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Eloy Jiménez">Jiménez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Teoscar_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Teoscar Hernández">Hernández</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Mullins" title="Cedric Mullins">Mullins</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Robert_Jr." title="Luis Robert Jr.">Robert Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Tucker" title="Kyle Tucker">Tucker</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Santander" title="Anthony Santander">Santander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Soto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_Championship_Series_MVP_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Frank_White_(baseball)" title="Frank White (baseball)">White</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Nettles</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Boddicker" title="Mike Boddicker">Boddicker</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Gibson" title="Kirk Gibson">Gibson</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Barrett_(second_baseman)" title="Marty Barrett (second baseman)">Barrett</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Gaetti" title="Gary Gaetti">Gaetti</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Eckersley</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(baseball)" title="Dave Stewart (baseball)">Stewart</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Alomar" title="Roberto Alomar">Alomar</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(baseball)" title="Dave Stewart (baseball)">Stewart</a></li> <li>1994: Not played</li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Hershiser</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Marquis_Grissom" title="Marquis Grissom">Grissom</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/David_Wells" title="David Wells">Wells</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Orlando Hernández">Hernández</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Pettitte</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Kennedy" title="Adam Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano 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Williams</a></li> <li>1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Chandler</a></li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marion</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a></li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Musial</a></li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Robin Roberts (baseball)">Roberts</a></li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Snider</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Turley</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski" title="Bill Mazeroski">Mazeroski</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Maury_Wills" title="Maury Wills">Wills</a> & <a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Drysdale</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Boyer" title="Ken Boyer">Boyer</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">B. Williams</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Brock</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Valenzuela</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Ryne_Sandberg" title="Ryne Sandberg">Sandberg</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don 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