David Hamilton #17

Full name is David Lewis Hamilton. Played baseball at the University of Texas at Austin (2017-19)...Stole 45 bases in 125 games...Missed the 2019 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon...Named Texas’s Spike Owen Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and to the All-Big 12 Second Team in 2018...Played for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2018. Graduated from San Marcos High School (Texas), where he also played football...Ran track in middle school...Selected by LAA in the 28th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign...In 2020, played for Team Texas in the independent Constellation Energy League...Was 20-for-20 in stolen base attempts.

2024

Appeared in 98 MLB games, making 50 starts at SS and 28 at 2B...Had eight DRS at 2B in only 266.2 innings. Began the season with Triple-A Worcester but remained with BOS following his recall on 4/6...Missed the final 29 games of the season on the injured list after fracturing his left index finger...Ranked T-1st among MLB rookies (first among AL rookies) in stolen bases (33-for-37), second-most ever by a Red Sox rookie (Jacoby Ellsbury: 50 in 2008)...His stolen base success rate of 89.2% ranked seventh among the 30 players with 30+ attempts and was the second-highest ever by a Red Sox player with 30+ attempts (Jacoby Ellsbury, 92.9% in 2013)...The Red Sox were 8-0 when he hit a HR and 30-9 (.769) when he scored at least one run...Ranked in MLB’s 94th percentile in sprint speed (29.4 feet/second)...In 43 road games, batted .285 with an .868 OPS (35-for-123, 6 HR)...In 55 home games, hit .222 with a .573 OPS (38-for-171, 2 HR)...Recorded a .942 OPS in the ninth inning (10-for-30, 2 HR).

2023

Made his MLB debut, playing in 15 games for BOS from 6/21-7/6 and 8/28-29...Appeared defensively at SS (10 starts) and 2B (one start)...Also played 103 games for Triple-A Worcester, where he appeared in 85 games at SS, 14 at 2B and six in CF...Named Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Year by the organization...Led all of Triple-A with 57 stolen bases (57-for-71)...For Worcester, stole multiple bases in a game 14 times, including two games with three steals...Was not caught stealing in any of those 14 games.

2022

Spent 2022 with Double-A Portland, batting .251 (116-for-463) with 16 2B, nine 3B and 12 HR in 119 games... Led Double-A in steals (70) and tied for the lead in triples. Ranked T-3rd among Minor Leaguers with 70 steals in 78 attempts (89.7%), setting a Portland franchise record. Ranked among organization leaders in runs scored (4th, 81), hits (7th, 116), and total bases (10th, 186). Recognized by the Red Sox as the organization’s Minor League Base Stealer of the Month for April and July. Stole multiple bases in a game 16 times, including a season-high three stolen bases in fie games. In his first game in the Red Sox organization, 4/8 vs. New Hampshire, went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, one triple, two HR, seven RBI and a stolen base...Was his 1st career multi-homer game and a career high in RBI. Stole 32 consecutive bases without being caught over a 44-game span from 6/30-8/28. Finished the season on an eight-game hitting streak (.514 AVG, 10 R, 7 RBI, 6 SB, 18-for-35, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 3 BB).

2021

Made his minor league debut and hit .258 (104-for.403) with a .760 OPS between High-A and Double-A...Made 87 starts at SS and 13 at 2B...Ranked among MiLB leaders in stolen bases (T-5th, 52) and triples (T-3rd, 11)...Led MIL minor leaguers in both...Also ranked among organization leaders in hits (T-4th, 104), doubles (T-7th, 19), XBH (T-4th, 38), total bases (4th, 169), and runs scored (8th, 66)...Was 52-for-61 in stolen base attempts (85.2%)...Stole multiple bases in a game 11 times, including six bases on 6/2 vs. Peoria and four on 9/8 at Pensacola...Promoted to Biloxi on 8/3 and made his Double-A debut that night, starting at SS and batting leadoff...Reached base safely in each of his first 18 games with Biloxi (8/3-24)...Marked his longest career on-base streak and the club’s 2nd-longest of 2021...Played 14 games for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League following the season...Hit .293 (12-for-41) with a .916 OPS, three 2B, two 3B and 12 BB.