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#pounditThursday, March 28, 2024

Josh Hamilton reportedly had cocaine and alcohol relapse

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton met with MLB Wednesday reportedly to confess to having a substance abuse relapse over the offseason.

We told you Wednesday that Hamilton’s relapse involved at least cocaine. On Thursday the NY Daily News reported that Hamilton “suffered a cocaine and alcohol relapse.”

Hamilton’s father-in-law Michael Chadwick put the matter into perspective:

Hamilton reportedly has been placed into MLB’s substance abuse program as a first-time violator despite his history of drug and alcohol addiction that led him to get suspended from 2003-2005. He still has three years left on his five-year, $125 million contract, with the bulk of the money owed to him.

Hamilton had alcohol relapses in 2009 and 2012 and spoke about his battles in 2006.

“I’m a drug addict,” Hamilton told USA Today in an interview shortly after being reinstated in June 2006. “It’s not terminal, but there is no cure. It’s hell on earth. It’s a constant struggle. And it’s going to be like that for the rest of my life.”

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