Former Texas Rangers star and 2010 American League MVP Josh Hamilton on Tuesday in Fort Value, Texas, pleaded responsible to a misdemeanor in a case that stemmed from a 2019 altercation together with his teenage daughter, the Associated Press reports.
By way of the AP:
“State District Choose Mike Thomas sentenced Hamilton to at least one 12 months of deferred probation, fined him $500 and ordered him to pay court docket prices, do group service and attend parenting and anger administration courses. Thomas ordered him to not devour alcohol, be topic to random urine drug exams and haven’t any contact with the daughter he restrained. If he satisfies the probation’s necessities, the cost will likely be dismissed.”
In April 2020, Hamilton was initially charged with a felony for damage to a minor, however the plea dismisses that indictment. On the time, his 14-year-old daughter instructed her mom, Hamilton’s ex-wife, that Hamilton struck her after changing into angered by a remark from her. After being charged, Hamilton turned himself in to police. Following Tuesday’s plea and sentencing, Hamilton’s attorneys mentioned he was harmless of damage to a baby.
Hamilton, 40, hasn’t appeared within the majors since 2015. Along with the Rangers, he performed for the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Angels over components of a nine-season profession. The No. 1 decide in 1999 draft, Hamilton’s profession was delayed and at instances overshadowed by substance abuse and dependancy points — together with not less than one reported relapse again in 2015.
Throughout Hamilton’s profession, he hit .290/.349/.516 (129 OPS+) with 200 residence runs and 50 steals. He made 5 All-Star Video games and gained three Silver Sluggers.
