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Angels land Hamilton to bolster beefy lineup

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Josh Hamilton is taking his talents to Disneyland.

In a cloak-and-dagger operation that would have made the CIA proud, the Angels yesterday agreed to a five-year contract worth $125 million with the former American League MVP, a baseball source confirmed to the Post’s Joel Sherman, ending Hamilton’s tenure with the Rangers.

The 31-year-old Hamilton will join Albert Pujols and AL Rookie of the Year Mike Trout in Anaheim, giving the Angels, at least on paper, one of the top offensive threesomes in baseball history.

Hamilton hit .285 with 43 homers and 128 RBIs last season for the Rangers, who had hoped to retain the star outfielder. But the Angels swooped in without notice and made Hamilton a take-it-or-leave-it offer, according to reports, before the Rangers had an opportunity to match.

The Mariners and Phillies were among the other teams interested in Hamilton, who initially was seeking a seven-year deal worth $175 million.

Despite making a similarly shocking splash last December, when they signed Pujols to a 10-year deal worth $254 million, the Angels missed the playoffs in 2012. Hamilton’s addition gives the team extra outfielders, potentially making Mark Trumbo and Peter Bourjos trade bait.

Hamilton was the first overall pick by Tampa Bay in 1999, but his career was sidetracked by drug and alcohol addiction. After spending 2003-05 on the restricted list, he resurfaced in the major leagues with the Reds in 2007. Hamilton shot to stardom the following year with the Rangers, hitting .304 with 32 homers and 130 RBIs. He also had a memorable power display during the Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium the night before the All-Star Game that year.

With Hamilton as the centerpiece of their lineup, the Rangers reached the World Series in 2010 and ’11, but lost to the Giants and Cardinals, respectively. The Rangers finished second in the AL West last season and missed the playoffs.

Hamilton will be reunited with pitcher C.J. Wilson, who bolted the Rangers to sign with the Angels last offseason.

The Angels had their sights on Zack Greinke this winter, but the right-hander last weekend accepted a six-year deal worth $147 million from the arch-rival Dodgers. The money the Angels would have spent on Greinke ended up going toward Hamilton.

The 21-year-old Trout finished as the runner-up to Miguel Cabrera in the MVP race after hitting .326 with 30 homers and 83 RBIs. Pujols hit .285 with 30 homers and 105 RBIs. Hamilton’s arrival will make an already scary lineup downright terrifying.

mpuma@nypost.com