Slugger back in Texas fold after years of turmoil

Former All-Star hopes to recapture magic with Rangers

Josh Hamilton knows in hindsight that he probably should have never left Texas.

When the slugger was first acquired by the Rangers from Cincinnati a few days before Christmas in 2007, a feel-good story got even better: The former No 1 overall draft pick became an MVP and perennial All-Star after battling cocaine and alcohol addictions, even with a few stumbles.