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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo, Los Angeles Angels left fielder Josh Hamilton, left, talks to manager Mike Scioscia during spring training baseball practice in Tempe, Ariz. Scioscia says he's "really confident" about having some communication with Josh Hamilton when the team is in Houston, where the slugger has been rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Scioscia didn't say Wednesday, April 15, 2015, if that would include a face-to-face meeting.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri), File
ARLINGTON, Texas | Josh Hamilton is back with the Texas Rangers.
After two troublesome years with the Los Angeles Angels and less than halfway through a $125 million, five-year contract, Hamilton was traded to AL West rival Texas with cash on Monday for a player to be named or cash.
FILE – In this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo, Los Angeles Angels left fielder Josh Hamilton, left, talks to manager Mike Scioscia during spring training baseball practice in Tempe, Ariz. Scioscia says he’s “really confident” about having some communication with Josh Hamilton when the team is in Houston, where the slugger has been rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Scioscia didn’t say Wednesday, April 15, 2015, if that would include a face-to-face meeting.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri), File FILE – In this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo, Los Angeles Angels left fielder Josh Hamilton, left, talks to manager Mike Scioscia during spring training baseball practice in Tempe, Ariz. Scioscia says he’s “really confident” about having some communication with Josh Hamilton when the team is in Houston, where the slugger has been rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Scioscia didn’t say Wednesday, April 15, 2015, if that would include a face-to-face meeting.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri), File
The Angels are expected to pay most of the remaining $80.2 million Hamilton is owed.
Hamilton never reported to the Angels this season after offseason right shoulder surgery. He self-reported a relapse of alcohol and cocaine use, but an arbitrator ruled he could not be disciplined by Major League Baseball.
Hamilton was the 2010 AL MVP and an All-Star in each of his five seasons with Texas from 2008-12. He struggled with injuries and lack of performance with the Angels.
