After being let go by one of baseball's worst teams, Hamilton joined the first-place Atlanta Braves on Tuesday to help with their push for the playoffs.
''It's a great feeling,'' Hamilton said in the clubhouse at SunTrust Park before the opener of a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. ''I had chills going down my body when they called me the other morning and told me I had been claimed by the Braves.''
Hamilton was designated for assignment by the Kansas City Royals on Friday after a dismal season for both him and the rebuilding team.