Josh Hamilton, the L.A. angels slugger — is awaiting word from MLB about a disciple for something “worse” than PEDs, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports.
Asked a baseball executive if Hamilton’s discipline was for PEDs. His response: “Worse.” The executive declined to elaborate.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 25, 2015
The LA Times broke the news earlier Wednesday.
Hamilton, who turns 34 in May — struggled with drugs throughout his career — before signing a 5-year, $125 million deal with the Angels.
General Manager Jerry Dipoto confirmed that Hamilton was in New York, but he declined to say what prompted league officials to summon the outfielder.
“I can say that Josh is going to meet with league officials in New York,” Dipoto said. “At this point I have no other information to offer.” The Los Angeles Times learned the meeting involved a disciplinary issue through a person with knowledge of the situation.