NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Josh Hamilton is starting over, calling his return to baseball a “small miracle.”
The former American League MVP spoke Sunday before starting his rehab stint with the Round Rock Express against the Nashville Sounds. He’s recovering from shoulder surgery Feb. 4 and had been working in the Texas Rangers’ extended spring program in Arizona since April 28.
“It’s really a small miracle that I got back here because it was a whole, big, long, ugly process,” Hamilton said. “I feel like the Lord had his hand on it to get me back here. I feel like I’m in the place I’m supposed to be in now.”
He played in three extended spring training games last week before the Rangers stepped up his rehabilitation by sending him to the Express.
Hamilton said he’s trying to be open and honest and hopes people understand he doesn’t want to hide behind his mistakes.