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San Francisco Giants give Billy Hamilton a chance to thrive, show he’s more than a runner

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — First basemen are known to have some of the most interesting conversations on the baseball field, but their creativity seems to disappear when Billy Hamilton stands alongside them.

Hamilton said they all give him the same line.

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“When are you going? Which pitch are you going to go on. I’m like, I don’t know yet,” Hamilton said. “But it’s something like that. It’s like, I know you’re going so it’s like, just hurry up and get going so I can get back a little bit.”

The outfielder best known for his tenure with the Cincinnati Reds is in Giants camp as a minor league free-agent trying to win a job this spring.