He Was MLB's Best Hitter, Then He Disappeared

[@harryparsons2750]

This is what addiction does. I can relate to it. Not the MLB player part obviously but the addiction part

[@tucker8429]

i actually went to the same church as Josh between his parents being hurt and him signing with the Angels. he was a nice guy apparently even with all his personal problems.

[@merknmountains]

Better Help Ads are the worst

[@DavidElkind42]

I read his autobiography, "Beyond Belief" years ago. He went through so much & was able to fight through it, sad that things fell apart for him again.

[@Chrom_LV]

That book was phenomenal, heart broken that it happened again, but that's the awful disease of addiction... Life long

[@alph8654]

I have been there and done both the drugs and the alcohol, heavily. I am thankful that there is a God in heaven that loves me and delivered me from both. Clean since the last day of June 1990. Now 69 years old and doing very well. Praise the Lord !!!

[@HYP3XXIII]

Congratulations! God Bless😁

[@alph8654]

@@HYP3XXIII Thank you and God Bless you !!! Have a Blessed 2025.

[@mikea5205]

As soon as the parents left, drugs, alcohol and sleeves on both arms arrived real quick.

[@TraumaER]

*Moral of the Story:* _Don't drink and don't do drugs. Why? You might actually like one or both._

[@alph8654]

Been there and done that with both. I am thankful that there is a God in heaven that loves me and delivered me from both. Clean since the last day of June 1990. Now 69 years old and doing very well. Praise the Lord !!!

[@dannyc.6744]

During his play years with the Angels, I was around Josh and making comment on sports channels. It was clear the guy was troubled and screwed up. He is one of several players that I personally knew who ended a promising career due to substance abuse. During my early play years, my team mate was given an outrageous bonus signing with the Dodgers. He was to play AAA for one year then move up to the Bigs. He never made it past the Salt Lake City Bee's. He was blown away on drugs and blew most of the money. The Dodgers released him and sued him for damages (His bonus money). He disappeared and I haven't heard from him in over 50 years. I knew Bobby Bonds and George Foster. Both were good friends. Bobby was an alcoholic and George did drugs. Bobby died young. The Giants traded George because of substance abuse. He cleaned up his act and had a couple of killer years with the Reds. We can go on and on with this. Drugs and alcohol abuse among top athletes isn't uncommon. Many are coddled at a young age because they are superior to most other kids. They are destined for greatness. Some can't handle their fame, the money, the women trying to capture them, the media, pressure to perform, etc. When faced with reality of life, they often can't handle it because others have protected them and kissed their ass for many years. There are few people like Juan Soto and Mike Trout who are great guys and can handle the pressure. I don't know what Josh is doing these days but I wish him and his family well. I think his wife divorced him. I'm not sure. I hope not.

[@Link-pr9id]

Growing up as an astros&rangers fan, god I loved Hamilton so much. Collected his cards, made sure to watch/listen to all of his at bats it felt like. Hell I even watched him in 2015 when he was in AAA with the Round Rock Express (I lived 5 mins away from the stadium). Was devastated when he went to LA, and even moreso watch his career decline as he struggled. What could've been.

[@jeremyweems4916]

LA is probably the worst place for an addict with money.

[@GameinHistory]

Josh Hamilton was a generational talent who proved you can hit rock bottom and rise to the top only to crash even harder. His downfall wasn’t just injuries; it was a lack of accountability. How many second chances does it take before we stop calling it 'unfortunate' and start calling it self-inflicted?

[@harryparsons2750]

The only people who can understand addiction really is other addicts

[@snarkmark2806]

Addict.

[@robertryan399]

@gamesinhistory is an ai account

[@GameinHistory]

@@harryparsons2750 True, only those who’ve been through it can really understand addiction. It’s such a tough thing to balance showing empathy while still holding people accountable.

[@GameinHistory]

@@robertryan399Oh no, you caught me... I’m actually a robot powered by caffeine and a love for baseball drama. Beep boop -.-

[@theMick52]

Just like Rick James said, cocaine is a helluva drug!

[@FrancyFam7]

Hall of Fame talent

[@alph8654]

Without a boubt.

[@54raceman]

Without the personal demons he would’ve been a 1st ballet hall of famer

[@itsnotadriantho]

Of course he was going to be messed up after the tragic fan incident. That’s just awful man. It just isn’t fair.

[@DavidJGarciaMedia]

I love this channel, you're doing a great job. Do a video on the career of Adam Dunn, should be a good one 🙏🏽

[@gotexasrangersalbundymlb7694]

Fomer Rangers Josh Hamilton and Matt Bush are my hero

[@MichaelRaissis]

What could've been

[@Cozzzyboy]

As a kid this dude was top notch. I was comparing him to pujols and the arods

[@paulrevere-e6y]

what a shame, he was such a great hitter and had the best swing in baseball. He looked like a baseball player through and through. Hope he's doing better.

[@Owenthebaseballguy]

I hope he’s found some sort of peace

[@teamsteed1]

Same here.

[@markspott1741]

Took forever to get to the core of the story. You're ready for primetime gibberish programming. Maybe an ESPN job.

[@b.c.302]

Such great God given talent…..what could have been?

[@gotexasrangersalbundymlb7694]

Please a video of former Rangers Matt Bush

[@teamsteed1]

What year did Matt Bush play for the Texas Rangers?

[@54raceman]

Without the personal demons josh Hamilton could’ve 100% ended up being a 1st ballet hall of famer he was that good but it didn’t happen that way sadly

[@adamsmith583]

His book was a decent read..DONT SMOKE CRACK

[@redmustangredmustang]

It's sad that the demons consumed him again. It's just the second he touches alcohol the addiction consumes him.

[@JaMelSampson35]

I somehow remember the name; just not the jersey number. Cool video!

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

Did Josh drink any more than Mickey Mantle or Sudden Sam McDowell?

[@practicalathletics962]

Josh didn't drink. He had a bad cocaine addiction

[@jaycareaga9929]

It’s not how much it’s whether or not he was capable of handling it.

[@mftepera]

He’s like the Johnny Manziel of baseball.

[@zerox188]

was your video stolen by Baseball Historian?

[@averagebaseball]

nah haha it was just a weird coincidence, he was probably working on that video for weeks before

[@owefay1]

Does nobody remember that he was the guy that tossed a ball into the stands and a father that was sitting with his young son reached out for the ball and fell to his death....in front of his son. MLB somehow has erased this story.

[@Elpatron8650]

Now wtf does this have to do with anything??? Like if he knew that was ganna happen right,? Your a moron for even bringing this up

[@Elpatron8650]

Why would MLB wanna keep bringing this up? Idiot!!

[@3rDegreeBernz]

Did you watch the video..?

[@JorgeMartinez-pf8be]

it was in the video, seems like you didn't watch. that comment was unnecessary. obviously MLB wouldn't want to be reminded of that

[@louisiovine9155]

Unfortanely satan took over his life . He was a great ball player . Addiction is such serious problem and needs to be addressed .

[@Dupont24racer11]

Crackheads gonna be crackheads.

[@Gustavo-n6g8y]

Ohhh hitter I thought it said best hittler 😂

[@aznpikachu215]

Wish Angels didn't sign him. Those contracts, ugh..

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

Yeah the Angels suffer because of it.

[@alph8654]

Sad !!

[@edwardklintworth2004]

The old bait and switch.

[@Butler16R]

Who’s an A’s Fan And Remembers he moment in the alds when he was playing centerfield and cespenes hit a flyball and all just say what the announcer said…. HE DROPPED IT HE DROPPED IT ONE RUN SCORED 2 RUNS SCORE HAMILTON DROPPED THE BALL

[@vikingdave8225]

Being a hopeless drug addict will do that

[@bradbradshaw-i4n]

you can never trust a dopper.

[@JohnWiese-uz9xc]

Who ever did this story definitely know nothing about baseball this made me lmfao look at his stats and learn something he was junk one of the best hitter lmfao

[@MrGlider-002]

kevin spacey and bats sold him out

[@LeviBoler]

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[@DavidJGarciaMedia]

I love this channel, you're doing a great job. Do a video on the career of Adam Dunn, should be a good one 🙏🏽