Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia met with Josh Hamilton this week for the first time in months and said he isn't sure when the star will return to the team. Scioscia said he had dinner with Hamilton on Wednesday night when the Angels arrived in Houston for a series that begins Friday night. It was the first time Scioscia had seen Hamilton since the slugger self-reported a relapse into substance abuse. The manager declined to discuss many details of their meeting, except to say that Hamilton is running and hitting and that ''there's still some work he has to do before he's ready to play a game.'' Scioscia added that they're ''still searching for some clarity to the situation and only time's going to give that to us.'' But he did say repeatedly that it was great to see Hamilton and they had a nice visit.
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