Hamilton named top NL rookie for April
Reds outfielder leads all first-year players in homers
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
Hamilton 獲選國聯四月最佳新秀
紅人外野手的全壘打領先所有新人
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
Reds outfielder Josh Hamilton's storybook season continued on Wednesday when
he was named the National League Rookie of the Month.
紅人外野手 Josh Hamilton 如故事情節般的球季持續演出，他在週三又獲得了國聯的
當月最佳新秀。
In April, Hamilton led all rookies with six home runs and tied for the lead
among Major League rookies with 13 RBIs. He becomes the first Reds player to
receive the honor since Austin Kearns in May 2002.
在四月份，Hamilton 以六支全壘打領先全大聯盟的新人，而他的 13 分打點也並列大
聯盟新人之冠。他成為紅人在 2002 年五月 Austin Kearns 之後再次獲獎的球員。
Hamilton doesn't think he could have asked for a much better start.
Hamilton 表示對這樣的開季表現，他不能再要求更多了。
"Yeah, that was cool," Hamilton said. "You can't really write it much better
than that. I'm just happy [to be] playing and getting an opportunity."
Hamilton 說，＂沒錯，這真是太酷了。你可以想辦法把我的感覺寫的更誇張。我真的很
高興[可以]打球及擁有這個機會。＂
Hamilton's rise to Major League stardom has been well-documented. He was the
first overall pick by the Devil Rays in the 1999 First-Year Player Draft but
his career was derailed shortly thereafter because of injuries. Frustrated
and bored, Hamilton started hanging around with the wrong crowd and got
involved with drugs and alcohol.
Hamilton 在大聯盟中竄起的過程已被詳實的記錄。他是魔鬼魚在 1999 年新人選秀會上
以第一順位被選中的球員，但在之後他的球員生涯卻因傷中斷。因為沮喪和無聊，
Hamilton 結交了異類並且染上了毒癮和酒癮。
That was a long time ago, though, and through the support of his wife and
family, Hamilton has cleaned himself up. He received a fresh start when he
joined the Reds last December, and the 25-year-old has been on fire ever
since.
雖然那是很久以前的事了，不過在他太太及家人的支持下，Hamilton 再度站了起來。他
去年十二月由紅人重新出發，而這位 25 歲的球員自那時開始便火熱的不得了。
Cincinnati manager Jerry Narron loves what he has seen from the rookie so far
this season and knows that Hamilton has the potential to just keep getting
better.
辛辛那提的總教練 Jerry Narron 愛死這個新人到目前為止的表現，而且他知道
Hamilton 有潛力作出更好的表現。
"The thing I see is a player that's just scratching the surface of what he
can do," Narron said. "When he gets a lot of game time and a lot of at-bats,
he's got a chance to really be something."
Narron 說，＂就我所看到的，他只不過拿出微不足道的能力而已。當他出賽夠久了，當
他有足夠的打擊機會後，他會秀出更多的東西。＂
After an impressive Spring Training, Hamilton made the Reds as their fourth
outfielder. His performance at the plate, though, has forced Narron to find a
way to get the left-handed-hitting slugger regular at-bats. That's something
Reds center fielder Ryan Freel agrees with.
在令人印象深刻的春訓之後，Hamilton 成為紅人的第四號外野手。但他在打擊時的表現
，讓 Narron 不得不想辦法讓這位左打的強打有例行出賽的機會。而這也是紅人中外野手
Ryan Freel 所同意的。
"You have to have a guy like that in the lineup," Freel said. "He's one of
the better athletes I've seen. [The] sky's the limit for him ... Regardless
of where he's been and what's he done, he's the type of guy that can step in
and play every day. And he's the type of guy that will put up good numbers if
you stick with him."
Freel 說，＂你一定得在打線中擺上這樣的選手。他是我看過最頂尖的選手之一。他的
能力只有[那]天空能限制住......無論他到過哪，無論他做過什麼，他是那種可以每天
出賽的球員。而且他是那種只要你相信他，他就能繳出完美成績的人。＂
If Hamilton wants his hot start to continue he knows he will have to continue
making adjustments as the season progresses.
如果 Hamilton 希望他的表現能持續下去，他一定了解他需要持續作出調整。
"Against lefties, I've done really well because I've beared down and focused
a whole lot more," Hamilton said. "Against righties, I expect to see the ball
well and get too aggressive swinging at balls out of the zone, which I
haven't done all year. I just need to calm down again, play the game and not
try to do too much."
Hamilton 說，＂面對左投，我表現的不太好，因為我一直打不好而且會太過注意。而對
右投，我總是預期要能清楚的看到球，並且揮擊了太多的壞球，這是我整年都沒有做到的
。我必須靜下心來，好好的比賽，然後不要想太多。＂
Other NL rookies receiving votes included Houston's Chris Sampson, who
finished April 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA, and Milwaukee's Tony Gwynn, who hit .368
with four RBIs.
其他獲選的國聯新秀有休士頓的 Chris Sampson，他在四月份有著 3-1 的成績以及 3.55
的自責分，以及密爾瓦基的 Tony Gwynn，有著 .368 的打擊率及四分打點。
Gregor Chisholm is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not
subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.