hamilton born september major_league_baseball pitcher played professionally seasons recording win loss record earned run average era strikeouts attended georgia following high school hamilton attended years started professional career drafted san_diego_padres pitched major league teams career rookie san_diego finished fifth year award voting national_league following season san_diego traded hamilton seasons released hamilton signed cincinnati_reds shortly afterward hamilton training camps minor leagues reds march days signing new_york_mets team released early years college hamilton born september georgia attended baltimore_orioles drafted major_league_baseball draft hamilton decided signing opting instead play college baseball sophomore hamilton record era finalists golden spikes award earned second team american honors beginning junior season went era starting games soon discovered hamilton suffering elbow injury forced surgery hamilton held baseball record appearances starts complete games innings pitched strikeouts elected san_diego_padres drafted hamilton eighth overall major_league_baseball draft making highest drafted baseball player league history eventually signed contract worth short period hamilton refused sign contract surprised hearing selection saying came bit shock hadn heard according hamilton mother hamilton signed deal father jack dying cancer father dream watch son pitch major leagues following draft hamilton joined canada preparation olympics general manager stated selected hamilton knew agent said situation basically lied idea half time don know represents good clients good keeping mouths shut retracted comments hamilton threatened sue professional career san_diego_padres ranked prospect san diego organization 36th major_league_baseball sent hamilton single affiliate charleston managed future baltimore_orioles manager went era seven games innings pitched called high high desert hamilton went era appearances hamilton received time double went era starts pitched innings time team hamilton ranked second best prospect organization sent affiliate hamilton teammates year old future star lee time went era innings starts called double affiliate hamilton wins losses era starts combined appearances seasons hamilton called triple las_vegas las_vegas went era starts major_league debut game hamilton allowed runs hits innings ended winning game hit run home run overall hamilton went era innings pitched fifth year award voting national_league hamilton went era starts innings pitched hamilton gave hits earned runs hamilton walked batters struck age hamilton career high wins second innings pitched hamilton starts hits allowed earned runs fourth year san_diego hamilton started opening day game pitched innings gave runs hits won game new_york_mets hamilton compiled record era season gave walks struck hamilton suffered shoulder injury described sac injury forced hamilton disabled list season hamilton called injury real scary saying feared lose ability throw miles hour season san_diego acquired trade florida giving san_diego pitchers throw miles hour including hamilton hamilton season san_diego record era starts innings pitched walked career high batters struck rumored trade mlb trade deadline sent hamilton detroit_tigers world series scheduled hamilton pitch game passed game starter instead entered game relieve starter san_diego hamilton went era innings pitched san_diego years san_diego hamilton traded december analysts believe toronto acquired hamilton trade request successful hamilton began season syracuse triple affiliate started games recording loss wins era innings pitched called hamilton starts games pitched pitching innings went era second time career hamilton began season syracuse went era games innings pitched hamilton shortened season toronto went era games time tenure toronto hamilton started season went era games innings released august hamilton signed cincinnati_reds august optioned triple team louisville bats start louisville posting record era reds called starts went era despite recording win team year hamilton named reds opening day starter game hamilton allowed runs seven hits innings work reds won game chicago_cubs rest year spent time louisville cincinnati posted combined record era started games pitched relief games according espn hamilton looked like hamilton making comeback majors spending time minors conclusion season offered arbitration reds rejected mid december meaning reds sign final years hamilton signed january released march struggling spring training hamilton signed cincinnati_reds april posting era starts reds sent louisville appearances bats record era innings october free agent signed hamilton december optioned triple affiliate hamilton appeared games posting record era hamilton released june signed new_york_mets march minor league contract released days later arrested suspicion driving influence
Joey Hamilton