Rich Hill Becomes Oldest Player in Majors
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Rich Hill made his Major League Baseball debut at Wrigley Field on Jun. 15, 2005, pitching a single inning for the hometown Chicago Cubs. More than 20 years later, Hill was back on the mound at Wrigley sporting a Kansas City Royals uniform.
Hill, who set a record as the oldest player to appear in a game for the Royals, allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out one, although he did get eight swings and misses in his 90-pitch outing. Hill's fastest pitch of the night was a 91.1 mph fastball.
Rich Hill has been a staple of Major League Baseball for more than 20 years, and the veteran pitcher isn’t hanging up his cleats just yet. Hill, 45, was called up to the Majors by the Royals on Tuesday to start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
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Rich Hill is scheduled to start vs. the Cubs on Tuesday night, more than 20 years after making his MLB debut at Wrigley Field
Rich Hill once took the mound at Wrigley Field for his MLB debut. That was a long time ago. He’ll ascend that same mound again a little more than 20 years later on Tuesday night, and it’s not to throw out a ceremonial first pitch.
Former Cubs pitcher Rich Hill is set to make a start for the Royals at Wrigley Field, and all he needs to do is throw one pitch to tie an MLB record.