ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Cincinnati Reds agreed Friday to trade outfielder Josh Hamilton to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Edinson Volquez and a minor league pitcher.
The trade was to be announced later Friday, according to a team official familiar with the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made.
Hamilton, 26, came back from years of substance abuse problems last season to hit .292 with 19 homers for Cincinnati after the Reds acquired him from Tampa Bay through the Rule 5 draft. His season was interrupted by an inflamed digestive track and a sprained wrist, but he still received 151,000 write-in votes for the All-Star Game, the top total in the NL.
Hamilton was selected first overall in the 1999 Major League draft by Tampa Bay, but alcohol and drug addicition kept him from making it above Double-A with the Rays.
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Reds send Hamilton to Rangers for Volquez and a minor leaguer
Reds send Hamilton to Rangers for Volquez and a minor leaguer
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