Free agent outfielder Billy Hamilton is currently seeking a minor league contract, MLB Network's Jon Morosi reported Tuesday morning. Hamilton is looking to spin that potential deal into an invite to an organization's major league spring training camp.
Billy Hamilton may not have seen much big league action over the past few years, but the speedy outfielder can still steal bases. Hamilton is currently playing in the Caribbean Series with Charros de Jalisco, winners of the Mexican Pacific League winter title.
Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz stole four bases in Cincinnati's 2-1 loss to the Rays on Sunday. He's just the third player in Reds history that has stolen four bases in multiple games in the same season.
Elly De La Cruz stole two bases on Monday night, giving him 45 on the season. It's the most stolen bases prior to the All-Star break in Reds' history. De La Cruz still has six more games to add to his total.
Speedy outfielder Billy Hamilton spent time with the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season and hoped to find a home with the Cleveland Indians this spring.