David Hamilton, you’re heading to The Mayor’s Office

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty ImagesWelcome back to the Mayor’s Office, our weekly series in which Jake Wallinger sends one naughty member of Red Sox Nation to Mayor Michelle Wu’s office for discipline, public shaming, and penance as we all strive to build a stronger baseball team and city.

This week, it’s the newly-demoted David Hamilton emptying his pockets to head through the metal detectors at City Hall.

After finishing the 2024 season with a 2.6 bWAR, a .697 OPS, and 33 stolen bases, it was not unreasonable to expect some big things out of Red Sox infielder David Hamilton in 2025.

Having now arrived in July of 2025, it would seem fair to say that Mr. Hamilton has not met…