Clayton Hamilton (baseball)

Clayton Hamilton
Yokohama BayStars — No. 38
Pitcher
Born: June 15, 1982 (1982-06-15) (age 29) Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Clayton Hamilton (born June 15, 1982 in Beaver, Pennsylvania) is an American pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars. From Penn State University, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 17th Round (492nd overall) of the 2004 amateur entry draft. He was signed by scout Josh Boyd.^[1] On December 8, 2005, he was sent by the San Diego Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates as 'player to be named later' in a Nov 21, 2005 trade. On December 6, 2007, he was picked up in the Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draft by the Texas Rangers (baseball). Clayton split 2008 between the Bakersfield Blaze and Frisco RoughRiders. In 2009, he worked with Frisco and the Oklahoma City RedHawks.

In 2005 Hamilton won the Fort Wayne Wizards' "Pitcher/Prospect of the Year" award,^[2] and was selected for the Eastern Division’s All-Star team.^[3]

Nippon Professional Baseball League

In October 2010 Hamilton traveled to Yokohama, Japan to try out with the Yokohama BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball League.^[4]

In November 2010 Hamilton signed a 1 year contract with the Baystars ^[5]

Following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Hamilton was allowed to return to the United States while the NPB figured out the fate of the season.^[6] Clayton decided to return to Japan after discussions with his family.^[7]

In March 2011, Hamilton created a twitter account to update fans on his progress in the NPB.^[8] A month later he did an interview with Baseball Prospectus and discussed his entire career, starting with being drafted after graduating from Penn State University up to his current time with the Yokohama BayStars.^[9]

External links

• Stats from The Baseball Cube
• Yokohama BayStars Players Directory
• Clayton Hamilton Twitter
• Baseball Prospectus Interview Podcast

References

1. ^ Adamski, Chris (June 16, 2004). "Blackhawk grad Hamilton enjoys draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20040616&id=qJsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DnEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6101,5111088. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
2. ^ Coniff, John (October 26, 2005). "Wizards Pitcher/Prospect of the Year". scout.com. http://padres.scout.com/2/457659.html. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
3. ^ "Six Wizards in the Midwest League All-Star Game". scout.com. June 7, 2005. http://padres.scout.com/2/385563.html. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
4. ^ http://yakyubaka.com/2010/11/01/yokohama-bay-stars-interested-in-clayton-hamilton/
5. ^ http://www.baystars.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=945
6. ^ http://www.wtae.com/r/27234725/detail.html
7. ^ http://twitter.com/#!/HamiltonClayton/status/49902676183494658
8. ^ http://www.twitter.com/hamiltonclayton
9. ^ http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=13664

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Name	Hamilton, Clayton
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Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	June 15, 1982
Place of birth	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
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