Sporting News staff reports
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton tells a Dallas radio station that he won’t take part in this year’s Home Run Derby the night before the All-Star Game.
"I ain’t going to mess with it this year if I get voted in," Hamilton tells ESPN 103.3 FM.
He gained national attention with his first-round power display in the 2008 Derby at Yankee Stadium.
Hamilton (.337 average, 16 homers, 52 RBIs) is third in the latest AL fan voting for the July 13 game.
Sporting News staff reports
Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton tells a Dallas radio station that he won’t take part in this year’s Home Run Derby the night before the All-Star Game.
"I ain’t going to mess with it this year if I get voted in," Hamilton tells ESPN 103.3 FM.
He gained national attention with his first-round power display in the 2008 Derby at Yankee Stadium.
Hamilton (.337 average, 16 homers, 52 RBIs) is third in the latest AL fan voting for the July 13 game.