Josh Hamilton Chewing Tobacco: He "Took A Small Wad Of Chewing Tobacco Out Of His Mouth And Flung It To The Floor-" Will He Admit It?

Josh Hamilton chewing tobacco or maybe it is something else. With his numbers rising from a down-season, the A.L.A. Angel outfielder's issues with staying clean from drugs was once again questioned.

The former number-one overall draft pick in 1999 by the then Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Josh Hamilton chewing tobacco might not seem like much of a story, but because of what he has been through to get to where he is now, is why it could be meaningful.

Josh Hamilton chewing tobacco wasn't denied by the former AL-MVP, but he did not admit to it either.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Hamilton told the Los Angeles Time. "It could be anything. It could be one of those protein bars. Is this really a story?...Write what you see."

The Times described the incident, as well as Hamilton's resistance to the subject. The paper writes that Hamilton "took a small wad of chewing tobacco out of his mouth and flung it to the floor" after the practice, but when asked about Hamilton responded by saying, "No comment."

Drug use was what helped Hamilton to bounce around in the MLB. He couldn't even reach the majors until 2007 with the Cincinnati Reds. Thanks to a confrontation with his grandmother, Hamilton finally started to get clean.

Even while he has been clean since 2005, he has relapsed from time-to-time. He has been seen outside of nightclubs and bars, but admitted to his relapses.

Hamilton quit chewing tobacco a year ago. Last year with the Texas Rangers, Hamilton hit .285 with 43 home runs and 128 RBIs in his last season in Texas. When he quit the tobacco, he was in a noticeable slump. From there, his caffeine intake increased, which opened a new addiction for him.

"When I stopped dipping, I didn't realize I was drinking more coffee," he said at the time. "I'd have an energy drink before a game and a Mountain Dew after it. My caffeine intake went way up. I was overstimulated."

The possibility that he might be chewing tobacco is because of the numbers he has put up this season. He was batting .214 until a recent nine-game hitting streak brought his average up to .226. There might be a correlation to the chewing tobacco and his better play of late.

Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning Thursday to help the Angels defeat the Cardinals.