Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who has battled drug and alcohol addiction, acknowledged he had consumed alcohol this week and apologized in a press conference at the Ballpark in Arlington.
Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers during a press conference on February 3. Hamilton, who has battled drug and alcohol addiction, acknowledged he had consumed alcohol this week and apologized in the press conference.
"To everybody I hurt, everybody, fans, kids, people who have addictions who look up to me, I apologize," Hamilton said on Friday. "When you're doing this, you don't mean to hurt anybody. You're only hurting yourself. But as I know, I hurt a lot of people."
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