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Cubs OF Billy Hamilton elected free agency.

Hamilton heads back to the open market following a brief six-game late-season cameo for Triple-A Iowa. The 35-year-old speedster was brought in by the Cubs as a potential pinch-running specialist for their postseason run but didn’t end up making Chicago’s playoff roster. His game-changing speed gives him some lingering appeal as a pinch-running threat in the mold of a Terrance Gore for contenders.

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Cubs signed OF Billy Hamilton to a minor league contract.

One of the most electrifying stolen base threats in recent memory, Hamilton never turned into the true game-changing impact contributor fantasy managers envisioned. However, he still managed to piled up 326 thefts across an 11-year period from 2013-2023. The 34-year-old speedster could be a potential pinch-running specialist on Chicago’s postseason roster in the mold of someone like Terrance Gore or Quintin Berry.

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Rays signed OF Billy Hamilton to a minor league contract.

Hamilton makes plenty of sense for the Rays as a Terrance Gore-esque pinch-running specialist on their postseason roster. The 32-year-old speedster was released last week by the White Sox and didn’t take long to find a new home. He’ll likely head to Triple-A Durham for a few weeks before being an option at some point in September.

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White Sox released OF Billy Hamilton.

Hamilton got into three games this season for the White Sox and has been cut loose after batting .147/.261/.253 with one homer and three stolen bases across 89 plate appearances over 28 games for Triple-A Charlotte. The 32-year-old speedster might be able to latch on somewhere as a pinch-running specialist, but that’s pretty much it at this stage of his career.

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White Sox sent OF Billy Hamilton outright to Triple-A Charlotte.

Hamilton has wrapped up a minor league rehab assignment and will remain at Triple-A Charlotte, unless he chooses to elect free agency instead of accepting the outright assignment. The 32-year-old speedster has gotten into three games this season in the majors for Chicago.

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Billy Hamilton (hamstring) will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Triple-A Charlotte.

Hamilton landed on the injured list back in early May with a left hamstring strain and will likely need at least a few games at the Triple-A level before he’s ready to return. The 32-year-old speedster has two stolen bases in three games this season in the majors.

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White Sox placed OF Billy Hamilton on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to May 7, with a strained left hamstring.

Hamilton was 0-for-2 with two steals since being called up a week ago.

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White Sox selected the contract of OF Billy Hamilton from Triple-A Charlotte.

Hamilton will join the White Sox for Tuesday’s series opener against the Twins after hitting .188/.328/.271 with three stolen bases in 17 games this season for Triple-A Charlotte. The 32-year-old speedster signed with Chicago last December on a minor league deal after getting into 31 games last year between the Twins and Marlins.

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White Sox reassigned OFs Billy Hamilton, Adam Haseley and Jake Marisnick, RHP Keynan Middleton, INFs Erik Gonzalez and Zach Remillard and C Sebastian Rivero to minor league camp.

With this batch of cuts the White Sox are now down to 33 players remaining in big league camp. Hamilton brings a strong element of speed and defense to the table, but he flailed his way to a miserable .069/.156/.103 slash line with zero RBI, three swipes and a 10/3 K/BB ratio in 29 Cactus League at-bats.

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White Sox signed OF Billy Hamilton to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

Hamilton got into 31 games last year between the Marlins and Twins, tallying just one hit in 20 at-bats. However, he did manage to rack up 10 stolen bases during that span. The 32-year-old veteran speedster remains a legitimate weapon on the base paths, but he’s more of a defensive specialist and pinch-running threat, rather than a viable everyday option, at this stage of his career.

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