Hamilton plays day after nephew’s tragic death

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CINCINNATI — Losing a family member is hard enough, but it becomes even more heartbreaking when that person is a child. One night after learning that his nephew passed away, Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton played in Wednesday’s 5-4 loss to the Pirates.

Hamilton’s 3-year-old nephew, K.C. Cole, died Tuesday in a car accident. Although details about the accident were not immediately known, Hamilton tweeted about his loss.

I just missed his FaceTime earlier now he’s gone Losing a nephew is so tough I don’t know what to do pic.twitter.com/kfv07NKKPf

— billy hamilton (@BillyHamilton) May 11, 2016

I just missed his FaceTime earlier now he’s gone Losing a nephew is so tough I don’t …

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