What Happened to Josh Hamilton? 

I’ll never forget how the rangers celebrated with non alcoholic champagne when they won their playoff series so josh could celebrate with them. We all have demons and josh Hamilton will forever be one of my favorite players because he was a real human being who went through real human struggles. A lot of times we see these guys as machines who are emotionless when in reality, most if not all struggle with something

As a longtime rangers fan, it really sucks to see what happened to him. I loved watching him play as a ranger.

I’d love to see one on Jose Bautista how he started and finish his career I think he had a roller coaster career and I’d love to see a video

Wherever he is now, Hamilton's story of overcoming drug addiction and depression to become an MLB superstar will always be inspiring to me.

As a recovering addict, I appreciate Josh's story and he was my favorite baseball player for several years.

Man... to see this guy be at the lowest point of his career, Yankee Stadium showcase, his years in Texas, 2010 AL MVP, to being out of Baseball 😭

Alot of people discount the effect that tragedy had on Josh

Byung Hyun Kim Andruw Jones Javy Lopez B.J. Upton downfall Where is Rafael Furcal? Also a video about the legend Ichiro Suziki

Man, how do I feel about Josh Hamilton?? I idolized him. Copied his stance & everything since I was a lefty...and it actually was a perfect stance for me at the time. Dude no matter the downs, is a LEGEND! And if u take him at his best and put him up against the all time greats...he truly belongs there. He was THATTT good! Just hope he's doing well now since being out of the game. With the laced shit going around nowadays, a relapse could end up tragic so I pray for that man. GOD BLESS!!!

Josh Hamilton was my favorite player of all time. I still have his picture on my wall. What broke my heart was that when he went to the angels he said Arlington was never a baseball city anyway, but when he came back he said he was sorry and was wrong. Wish he could be a hall of famer I love him

He was one the most obviously talented baseball players I ever saw. I could tell in spring training with the Reds that he was a one in a million talent. His swing was effortless and generated so much power . He could throw and run too. Players with his kind of gifts don't come along very often.

Hey man been watching you a little while now and I want to say I appreciate and love how you go into deep death on baseball and your passion for it shows keep going man

I just came across this video. Regardless of how you feel about Josh's "choices" in life, he was, and always will be, one of the purest hitters and 5 tool players in my generation (I'm 55). And I will stand by that with granite feet. Unfortunately, we only got to see a mere glimpse of what could have been. What he could have done we'll never know. But it is refreshing to see a video about him that highlights the good, and not bad of his career. Josh...wherever you are and whatever you're doing, I hope you have found peace in your life. You will always be one of my favorite ballplayers for what you did on the field. And I'm saying this as a long time Rays fan knowing what you did in Texas was supposed to be in a Devil Rays uniform and watching your Rangers team beat us in the postseason 2 years in a row. Peace brother.

if not for the relapses, i definitely think he would’ve been a for sure hall of famer, good guy too

Hamilton was born to play baseball. He was one of the most naturally gifted players ever and one of the best prospects coming out of high school ever.

Next to A-Rod, he was the best raw talent I’ve ever seen put on the rangers uniform. The dude could hit for avg and power, great defender, good speed and had a canon for an arm. It was a joy to watch him and hopefully he is doing fine and finds peace.

Great video. Josh was my favourite player growing up and made me into the baseball fan I am today. Great to hear how he was able to find religion and help him out of his addictions. Wish him the best

Very well done , the narrative was exceptional.

Illicit Drug policies in a lot of sports leagues are very poorly handled in terms of providing support systems for suspended players. In a lot of leagues, the suspended player is basically banned from all team facilities and has little to no interaction with teammates or the organization. The policies often effectively put the player into forced isolation. Which is almost the worst possible thing to do to someone with drug abuse issues.

I’ve been waiting for this

Thanks for these videos. I just started watching baseball more closely after being out of the loop for a few years and Tim Lincecum and Josh Hamilton were literally the first two names that I started wondering about as far as "whatever happened to..."

Concise and informative, well done!

Josh is one of my all time favorite players great video great to focus on the positivity

gahhh if Nelson Cruz makes that catch in G6, we would look at Josh's career SO much differently.

Well constructed and quick details. Liked and sub.

Uhh, so what happened to Josh Hamilton? This is more of a recap...

I would like to thank you for this video. I recently started to PC Josh Hamilton because I found many different cards of his in Fairfield Pharmacy boxes! It made me want to PC him. After watching this video it made me want to PC him even more! Thank you again for this update!

I had the privilege to meet Josh Hamilton 2 times while he played for Texas . He was a true professional. He was honest, kind , and friendly. I just felt like we had known each other forever. We all make mistakes in our lives, I know I've made mine, but he manned up and got his life back on track and that is how a human being should be measured, not that he fell a few times but that he got up and made it work. He was one of the all time greats. I loved to watch him play the game of baseball. He was a real natural. I hope Josh is doing well today. He'll always be one of my favorite and memorable ball players. Remembered for the good that he did in the game of baseball, not the stumbles he may have encountered. He will always be in our family's prayers. Thank you Mr. Hamilton for the way you played the game.

Good video. His 2010 season is one of my favorites ever.

Josh fought and continues to fight a lot of demons. What an incredible story. Hope he can stay clean.

Props bro for having a channel and trying to mike this work for you put you gotta work on yall editing. Keep grinding it out.

Great view...and awesome video!💪😎👍

Kids don’t do drugs

He was something else. His prime years in Arlington were magical.

i'm checking your channel out because you went to spring training with the Tree. nice content!

You sir have gained a subscriber. I like your positive attitude!

One of the greatest all around players I've seen n my life. Loved what I saw. Heartbroken over what we could have seen

Definitely want more of these!

Next video: What happened to Jose Bautista

I am fascinated by stories of players having short periods of out-of-nowhere greatness that ends as abruptly as it began. I’d appreciate some videos on players like Chris Davis, Brady Anderson, Jacoby Ellsbury, Pablo Sandoval.... and probably a whole host of other players i can’t think of at the moment lol.

For those who are curious, josh is now a rancher and busy being a full time dad when he has custody of his 2 girls

I thought you'd tell us what happened to Josh after he retired. Everything you covered is common knowledge to anyone who followed Josh as a player.

I want a Josh Hamilton card in mlb the show

Josh Hamilton's homerun derby was one of the moments I can point to that made me love baseball. One of the most impressive things I've ever seen

I think a video on andrew mccutchen would be interesting. he was a star for a few years but now he's pretty average

Great video! Rise and fall of Prince Fielder would be cool!

I think we need a video on Carl Crawford a lot of people need to know how good he was

I love you Josh! You were the best hitter I’ve ever seen (other than Manny Ramirez & Chipper Jones). Thank you for everything you did for all of us!!

He now has abused his daughter.....it is a sad story to a great player and person. Hope we all can learn from the mistakes.....

I remember when he came within a top spin double of the first 5 HR game in MLB history. It was in May of 2012 against the Baltimore Orioles. He had 8 RBI and went 5-5 that night. The TV commentator Tom Grieve said that all they needed to complete that night would have been some lightning the night sky and a little blood on his uniform. That night Hamilton resembled Roy Hobbs from "the Natural"

Great video

one of the most down to earth humans i've ever seen. He would autographs for a hour before games and was one of my favorites

I was telling someone about Hamelton just a few days ago. I said he was almost the JJ Watt of the Rangers. Ill never forget that home run derby.

I remember me and my cousin watch the home run derby it was crazy cause we try next day react it on The Show, and his story what also made it sweet event

I grew up watching the rangers cuz of my dad and josh hamilton was my favorite player. I remember watching that O's game almost like it was yesterday. Josh and Nelly Cruz were my dudes back in the day

Keep it up bro

I truly hope he is well in his life and wish him well. God bless

If you’re going to make videos about what happened to a specific player, perhaps you should include info on where they are at now?

As an A"s fan i saw a lot of him..he was something special for sure..

Interesting recap of Hamilton's career. Oddly, what I remember most about him was a loooong stretch he went through where he'd come to bat, swing three times and strike out. This went on an on and on. He was with the Rangers then, and I think he blamed it on trying to quit chewing tobacco, or something to that effect.

You should also think about doing videos on Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.

I like these what happened you should make this a series

@stark raving sports- it would be cool to show some reds hilights. He had a great year there, and baseball fans that appreciate the narrative want to see the visuals that match.

As a Rangers fan, I always loved watching Josh Hamilton play, and I even read his book and did a report on it. My teacher even gave me a signed Josh Hamilton ball. That being said, I do find his story inspiring, and it is unfortunate that he fell quite low from his peak as a pro-MLB player. I truly don't know about drug/alcohol addiction; however, I still have the same respect for him as I did when he was a Ranger. He has made some mistakes (like us all) and sadly has his own issues to work out. I am always thankful for the time he was a Ranger.

W. Great memories watching this guy tee off years ago

what happened to matt harvey, he’s still playing but he’s just awful now

You left out that Hamilton is joining the Rangers HOF on August 17th!

Crazy... he actually visited my church after fighting off his addiction the first time.. was sad when he fell off again.

Thank you. I rooted for him. I know the battles....

The josh Hamilton book beyond belief really is an amazing book to read. And it really goes in to depth about how the injuries really led the drug and alcohol use and it became a vicious cycle unfortunately. Really a great book tho if anyone is interested. It’s a full auto biography

wow, I had completely forgotten about that incident where the fan died trying to catch Josh's toss into the stands. That would have absolutely torn me up if I were in Josh's shoes; I feel for the guy. R.I.P unnamed Rangers fan

What about Ritchie Sexton? Great channel and content, subbed

Definitely recommend reading his book

I remember in a random CBS sports fantasy chat under Hamilton’s player profile a user said they knew people in the Angels clubhouse and that Hamilton was using big time. I didn’t think of this until this video but when you consider that another Angels pitcher tragically died via overdose; it makes you wonder how big of an issue this really was and how it’s impacted that franchise since.

Josh is one of those players that made you watch the game. We went to church with him and he met my wife and I at the entrance gate of the neighborhood they lived in just to sign some of his books for us. Super guy with an addiction. Nobody wants to be addicted, but almost everyone has some type of it. No judgement or condemnation here, just grace and a sigh of what could have been. Thanks Josh!

That samsa song at the end!!!

As a Rays fan since the beginning it was awesome seeing him come back. It just sucked that he absolutely murdered my rays along the way. I remember going to a few playoff games we lost to Cliff Lee, Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz.. ffs

i met josh hamilton back when he was making his was back to the majors he played the staten island yankees he signed a broken bat for me i still have it hanging in my room today i always followed him after that

Josh Hamilton came by at my restaurant Souper Salad on a Sunday in 2016 while I was working with his daughter. I was kinda nervous since I can tell that was him. He seems ok at the time and chill but the day after, the news shown that he was going through surgery.

It was a privilege to see him in 2010 post season.

I was at the 4 homer game, didn't make it in the stadium until after the first one because of parking problems

That late 2000's early 2010's Rangers team was stacked but I can't see of any of them going to Cooperstown. I might be missing someone but still

1:23 I can't find a video anywhere of someone that's willing to get into the "details"

I served Josh Hamilton, his wife and a few older ladies dinner a few years before he disappeared.. he got very shy and weird when I recognized him. Some people just don’t like all that comes with being a famous baseball player. I have met tons of ball players and a handful in this exact situation.. this one was awkward.. the old ladies paid.

You should do jaccoby Ellsberry cuz of how his career has dropped through out the years

Still disappoints me how instead of helping Josh recover from his relapse, the Angels decided to trade him and the Rangers took him back with open arms. Not a Rangers fan but that organization has my respect. ✊

Let's see one on Felix Hernandez. He used to be a beast and a top pitcher in baseball, but his career has pretty much cratered at this point.

A vid like this on the rise of Miggy and the success of Miggy and then the downfall would be really interesting. People out side of Detroit and/or Michigan always ask whats up with him and only a select few (me and other people from MI) knows whats been goin on

This is coming up on my feed a day after his arrest 😭

Hamilton's homerun derby performance was by far the best performance in a homerun derby. He was hitting bombs up to 520ft. He had a ton of homeruns that were over 500ft. He wasn't just hitting homeruns that were barley going over the fence. He is a hall of famer in my opinion.

Hamilton will always be spoken of more as missed potential than anything else.

Dominic Smith’s smiths swing reminds me of Hamilton’s

*sigh* I miss when Bobby Flay played baseball.

There's a mythos about Josh Hamilton that is very similar to the mythos of Bo Jackson. I'm certainly interested in how he will be remembered because I know how I will remember him as a Rangers fan.

Please do an allen craig player profile

This man was the greatest athlete in my highschool’s, Athens Drive, history and I know his nephew Cody

Man, just one name comes in my head watching this series: Yu Darvish

This thought popped into my head a few days before Thai video came out or heard of it

You should do Troy toloiscie I spent that wrong but he played for the rookies and blue jays

WHAT A GREAT FUCKEN VIDEO! KEEP UP THE GREAT CONTENT!