Career
He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers Hamburger was traded to the Texas Rangers for Eddie Guardado on August 25, 2008. Hamburger was called up to the majors for the first time on August 30, 2011.
San Diego Padres He was claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres on June 25, 2012, and placed on their Triple-A team, the Tucson Padres.
Houston Astros Foreign the second time in 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros on July 21. In February 2013, Hamburger received a 50-game suspension without pay after a second violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for a drug of abuse.
Second Stint with Twins On September 4, 2013, the Minnesota Twins signed Hamburger to a minor league deal. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.
