No Walker Needed: At 45, Rich Hill Believes He Can 'Contribute to a Ball Club'

Rich Hill Is BACK

On May 21, Defector's Ray Ratto informed you that it was time to start the "Rich Hill is BACK" countdown. A little over three months later, on July 23, I am happy to inform you that the Rich Hill is BACK countdown has officially ended, because Rich Hill is BACK, and this time with the Kansas City Royals! Since signing his Minor League deal, the 45-year-old Hill has put up a 5.22 ERA over 11 starts in the minors. Two of those starts came at the R…

No walker needed: At 45, Rich Hill believes he can 'contribute to a ball club'

CHICAGO — Kansas City's Rich Hill seemed a bit rusty in his return to the majors as baseball's oldest active player on Tuesday night.

Veteran Kansas City Royals Southpaw Pitcher Rich Hill Makes Franchise History

It’s obvious that 45-year-old southpaw starting pitcher Rich Hill isn’t ready to call it a career. Hill, who has pitched in the majors for 20 years, agreed back on May 13th to a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. Still wanting to compete, Hill posted a 4-4 record with Triple-A Omaha and a 5.36 ERA before getting that much-anticipated phone call from the Royals informing the veteran that on Tuesday, July 22nd, he will be making hi…

Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/23/25: Eugenio Suárez, Rich Hill, and Ethan Holliday

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