| Rich Hill | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Rich_Hill_during_warmups,_September_4,_2024_(1)_(cropped).jpg) Hill with the Red Sox in 2024 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 11, 1980 Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 15, 2005, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 90–74 |
| Earned run average | 4.01 |
| Strikeouts | 1,428 |
| Teams | |
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Richard Joseph Hill (born March 11, 1980), nicknamed "Dick Mountain",[1] is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Diego Padres. He has played during each MLB season from 2005 through 2024.
Hill played college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines. He was chosen three times in the MLB draft, in 1999, 2001, and 2002, before signing with the Cubs. He has earned both American League and National League Pitcher of the Month honors. Hill is the only pitcher in MLB history with a perfect game broken up by a ninth-inning fielding error and with a no-hitter broken up in extra innings by a walk-off home run, both of which occurred in the same game in 2017.
- ^ McCullough, Andy (September 5, 2019). "McCullough: The Last Stand of Dick Mountain". The Athletic. Archived from the original on October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2021.