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*With notes about performance-enhancing drugs other than amphetamines.

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Baseball’s top 25 HR hitters, asterisks included*

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The legend of Josh Hamilton, Texas Ranger, is growing on a nightly basis.

…Just another night in the life of the best player in baseball went something like this, at least as far as last Friday the 13th: Smash four hits all over the park: a single to left, a 440-foot bomb to center, a single and double to right. Score from third base on a pop fly to deep shortstop/short left. Score from second base on a groundball to second. Make a diving catch on the warning track and a leaping catch against the centerfield wall. Cause the third-base coach to halt a runner from scoring from second on an otherwise routine run-scoring single to centerfield. Crush the postgame spread. Throw around hundreds of pounds of iron in a postgame weight lifting session. Gulp down a 2,000-plus-calorie protein shake, made with real cream, on the car ride home. Sit down for a full home-cooked meal by his wife. (Yes, for those of you scoring at home, that’s the equivalent of three full meals just between the last out and bedtime.) The legend of Josh Hamilton, Texas Ranger, is growing on a nightly basis. There is…

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Why Josh Hamilton Is The Best Player In Baseball

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