Josh Hamilton Had Alcohol Relapse

Josh Hamilton Had Alcohol Relapse: The worst part about Josh Hamilton’s relapse is that he didn’t care. The most famous addict in sports does not go to a bar in the town where he is best known without full knowledge that his exploits will become public in a matter of hours. That it took three full days for Hamilton’s latest relapse to go viral – and that incriminating pictures have yet to surface – is something of a miracle.

What we know at the moment, from the Dallas Morning News report and confirmation by the Texas Rangers, is that Hamilton drank Monday. The particulars – was he drunk, why did he drink and was he really letting women at the bar grab his butt? – don’t matter as much as the act. With addicts they never do. Sobriety is black and white. Black won Monday.READ MORE...

Josh Hamilton Had Alcohol Relapse

Josh Hamilton Had Alcohol Relapse: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers' outfielder and shooting a drug addict and drank alcohol in the Dallas area night club on Monday, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Rangers issued a statement saying that they were "aware of the situation, but we have no further comment at this time."

Hamilton, a four-time All-Star and Player of the American League most valuable in 2010, has been sober since October 2005. While the top prospects in the organization of Tampa Bay, he missed the entire 2003-05 season due to suspension related to his drug and alcohol use.

30-year-old drug test three times a week, and until recently, responsible partner, former coach Johnny Narron, to support him in his recovery. Narron, who was also an instructor at the bit for the Rangers, left the club after last season to become coach of the contact with Milwaukee.

The only time Hamilton broke his sobriety was in 2009 when he said that he doubts his Christian faith, and this led to a night of drinking at a bar in Tempe, Arizona

Hamilton helped the Rangers two consecutive appearances in the World Series, but last summer he was part of the tragic events in the Ballpark Rangers in Arlington, Texas, when he threw a foul ball to fans in places left on earth, and man fell to his death, he lost his balance trying to capture.