Clayton Hamilton (baseball)

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Clayton Hamilton

| image = Clayton Hamilton, pitcher of the Yokohama BayStars, at Yokohama Stadium.JPG

| image_size = 270

| position = Pitcher

|team=

| number =

| bats = Right| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|15}}

| birth_place = Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

| statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 1–4

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 7.25

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 25

|teams= * Yokohama DeNA BayStars ({{npby|2011}}–{{npby|2012}})

}}

Clayton Hamilton (born June 15, 1982) is an American retired professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2011 and 2012.

Biography

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.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=20040616&id=qJsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DnEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6101,5111088|title=Blackhawk grad Hamilton enjoys draft|last=Adamski|first=Chris|date=June 16, 2004|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=2009-04-07}}

On December 8, 2005, he was sent by the San Diego Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates as a player to be named later in a November 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. Hamilton 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,{{cite web|url=http://padres.scout.com/2/457659.html|title=Wizards Pitcher/Prospect of the Year|last=Coniff|first=John|date=October 26, 2005|publisher=scout.com|accessdate=2009-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021814/http://padres.scout.com/2/457659.html|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead}} and was selected for the Eastern Division's All-Star team.{{cite web|url=http://padres.scout.com/2/385563.html|title=Six Wizards in the Midwest League All-Star Game|date=June 7, 2005|publisher=scout.com|accessdate=2009-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704173914/http://padres.scout.com/2/385563.html|archive-date=July 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}

Nippon Professional Baseball

In October 2010, Hamilton traveled to Yokohama, Japan to try out with the Yokohama BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball league.{{cite web |url=http://yakyubaka.com/2010/11/01/yokohama-bay-stars-interested-in-clayton-hamilton/ |title=Yokohama Bay Stars interested in Clayton Hamilton {{!}} Yakyu Baka |website=yakyubaka.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527085017/http://yakyubaka.com/2010/11/01/yokohama-bay-stars-interested-in-clayton-hamilton/ |archive-date=2011-05-27}}

In November 2010, Hamilton signed a 1-year contract with the Baystars {{cite web |url=http://www.baystars.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=945 |title=横浜ベイスターズ - ニュース - 選手獲得のお知らせ(2) |accessdate=2011-03-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207181958/http://www.baystars.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=945 |archivedate=2010-12-07 }}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wtae.com/r/27234725/detail.html |title=Pitcher: Japan Quake Struck During Baseball Game - Pittsburgh News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh |accessdate=2011-05-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005172303/http://www.wtae.com/r/27234725/detail.html |archivedate=2011-10-05 }} Clayton decided to return to Japan after discussions with his family.https://twitter.com/HamiltonClayton/status/49902676183494658{{dead link|date=December 2017|fix-attempted=yes|bot=TweetCiteBot}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110220075401/http://www.baystars.co.jp/data/directory/detail.php?id=174 Yokohama BayStars Players Directory]
[https://www.twitter.com/hamiltonclayton Clayton Hamilton Twitter]
[http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=13664 Baseball Prospectus Interview Podcast]

Category:Living people

Category:1982 births

Category:Arizona League Padres players

Category:Eugene Emeralds players

Category:Fort Wayne Wizards players

Category:Lake Elsinore Storm players

Category:Lynchburg Hillcats players

Category:Bakersfield Blaze players

Category:Frisco RoughRiders players

Category:Sportspeople from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Category:Baseball players from Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Category:Yokohama BayStars players