Johns Joseph "Joey" Hamilton (born September 9, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played professionally for nine seasons, recording a 74–73 win–loss record, a 4.44 earned run average (ERA) and 894 Strikeouts. He attended Statesboro High School in Georgia. Following high school, Hamilton attended Georgia Southern University, spending three years there.
He started his professional career when he was drafted by the San Diego Padres...
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Johns Joseph "Joey" Hamilton (born September 9, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played professionally for nine seasons, recording a 74–73 win–loss record, a 4.44 earned run average (ERA) and 894 Strikeouts. He attended Statesboro High School in Georgia. Following high school, Hamilton attended Georgia Southern University, spending three years there.
He started his professional career when he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in 1991, and pitched for three major league teams during his career. As a rookie with San Diego in 1994 he was fifth in the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award voting for the National League. Following the 1998 season, San Diego traded Hamilton to the Toronto Blue Jays in December. After two seasons with the Blue Jays, he was released in August 2001. Hamilton signed with the Cincinnati Reds a few weeks later. Hamilton had stints in training camps and the minor leagues with some of the Padres and Reds affiliates. In March 2005, two...
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