Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton was meeting with Major League Baseball officials on Wednesday in New York about a possible disciplinary issue, according to a report.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the Angels were anticipating potential penalties involving the injured Hamilton.
“I can say that Josh is going to meet with league officials in New York,” Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto told the Times. “At this point, I have no other information to offer.”
FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal asked a baseball executive if Hamilton’s was facing discipline for use of performance enhancing drugs, and the executive’s reply was “worse,” while declining to elaborate.
Hamilton, 33, is already sidelined for two to three months after offseason shoulder surgery. He is rehabbing at home in Texas and has not been at the Angels’ spring training complex.
In 2003-2005, Hamilton was suspended from baseball for cocaine and alcohol addiction. He was reinstated but subject to ongoing drug testing and had alcohol relapses in 2009 and 2012.
Hamilton came to the Angels in 2013 after signing a five-year, $125 million contract. He won the American League MVP award in 2010 and played in two consecutive World Series with the Texas Rangers.