Red Sox infielder David Hamilton underwent surgery to repair the UCL in his left thumb, the club announced this morning. The team didn’t provide any indication if the injury would affect his readiness for Spring Training.
Hamilton, 26 next week, made his major league debut this summer. The Texas product appeared in 15 games, hitting .121/.256/.182 over 39 trips to the plate. The left-handed hitting middle infielder put together a solid year in Triple-A Worcester. He posted a .247/.363/.438 line with 17 homers and a huge 15.1% walk rate across 469 trips to the dish.
One of two prospects acquired from the Brewers in the Hunter Renfroe/Jackie Bradley Jr. swap just before the lockout, Hamilton is a speedster with a chance to carve out a utility role. He stole 70 bases in Double-A a year ago and swiped 57 bags with Worcester, although he was also caught 14 times.
Billy Hamilton’s brother from another mother.
Destined to become this generation’s Quintin Berry.
> underwent surgery to repair
> the UCL in his left thumb
Thumby John surgery
Why not Tom Thumby surgery?
Just a little joke.
AAAA player. Candidate in trade package with some bigger names for other needs.
Maybe, but he has only had 39 MLB ABs.
Who is David Hamilton phoning in that photo?!
“Mom, I got a hit !!”
Maybe it’s that little voice inside his batting helmet, a la Farney.