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May 3 (The Sports Xchange) - Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is expected to bat in his first extended spring training game on Monday. Hamilton took live batting practice for the first time this season on Saturday. The Los Angeles Angels traded Hamilton back to the Rangers last week after two disappointing seasons, including an alcohol and drug relapse. Hamilton faced left-hander Matt Harrison and right-hander Kohsuke Tomita, and shagged balls in the outfield Saturday at the team's spring training facility in Surprise, Arizona. "He looked good," Harrison told reporters. "He's working his tail off in every aspect out here." Despite undergoing surgery on the right shoulder on Feb. 4 and missing spring training, Hamilton is in good condition and has impressed the Rangers thus far. Hamilton, who turns 34 on May 21, returns to Texas where he played five seasons before signing a five-year contract worth $125 million with the Angels in December 2012. He helped the Rangers make consecutive World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011, was the 2010 American League MVP and an All-Star in each of his five seasons with Texas (2008-12). Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said it is hard to pinpoint why Hamilton spent five productive years in Texas but two disappointing years in Anaheim. "I certainly wouldn't want to say that we did certain things that the Angels didn't," Daniels said. "It was just the environment and the culture that Josh felt comfortable with here. I think we all feel better in an environment that we think is comfortable for us." - - - The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-handed reliever Jordan Walden on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, retroactive to April 30, due to right bicep inflammation. Walden stopped warming up in the eighth inning Saturday. He is 0-1 with an 0.87 ERA in 10 1/3 innings, with 12 strikeouts. The team also recalled right-handed reliever Sam Tuivailala from Triple-A Memphis. - - - The Tampa Bay Rays placed outfielder Desmond Jennings on the 15-day disabled list due to left knee soreness. The move is retroactive to April 26. Jennings, 28, had missed five games before being a last-minute scratch from Saturday night's game. (Editing by Gene Cherry)