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Positions: CF-238, OF-176, RF-68, 0F-23, DH-21, LF-9

Full Name: Joshua Holt Hamilton
Born: May 21,1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina
Height: 6-4  Weight: 209  Bats: Left  Throws: Left
High School: Athens Drive (Raleigh, North Carolina)  "Jaguars"
College: None

Contract: Signed 1-year, $555,000 contract with the Texas Rangers on Feb 25,2009.

Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay Rays in 1st Round (1st overall) of 1999 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $3,960,000)

Amateur Draft #1 Pick 1999

First Round Draft Pick 1999 (#1)

Futures Game Participant USA 2000

High School All-American 1999 (OF)

Home Run Derby Participant 2008

Major League All-Star Game 2008

Player of the Month 2x Apr-2008 (AL),May-2008 (AL)

Rookie of the Month 1x Apr-2007 (AL)

Silver Slugger Award 1x AL (OF) 2008

Top Prospect 2000 MLB (#13),2001 MLB (#1),2002 MLB (#18),2003 MLB (#33),2000 Tb (#1),2001 Tb (#1),2002 Tb (#1),2003 Tb (#2)

Signed by Scout: Mark McKnight

MLB Debut: Apr 2,2007

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Scouting Report
Power:	79
Power:	81
Speed:	69
Contact:	48
Patience:	40
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Awards (13)

1999	Short-Season A All-Star OF
1999	Appalachian League All-Star OF
1999	1st team High School All-American OF
1999	Baseball America High School Player of the Year
2000	Low A All-Star OF
2000	Low A Player of the Year
2000	South Atlantic League Most Valuable Player
2000	Tampa Bay Devil Rays Minor League Player of the Year
2000	South Atlantic League All-Star OF
2008	Texas Rangers Player of the Year
2008	Played in MLB All-Star Game
2008	AL Silver Slugger Award (OF)
2008	AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7)

Awards Notes: Includes Major League Baseball Awards since 1903 and other league awards since 1993. Awards include trophies, all-star selections, trophy voting record and hall-of-fame voting histories. Awards are generally updated once a year.