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Rich Hill

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Born
1980 (44 years old)

Birth Place

Milton, Massachusetts

Position
Pitcher

Status
Active

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Team Number
53

Height
6' 5"

Weight
221

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Team
San Diego Padres

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Richard Joseph Hill (born March 11, 1980), nicknamed "Dick Mountain", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets.
Hill played college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines. Hill was drafted three times in the Major League Baseball draft (1999, 2001 and 2002) before signing in 2002. He has also played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics.
Hill has earned both American League and National League Pitcher of the Month honors. He is the only pitcher in Major League history to have had a perfect game broken up by a 9th inning fielding error, and the only pitcher in Major League history to have a no-hitter broken up in extra innings by a walk-off home run.
Hill made his MLB debut June 15, 2005, for the Chicago Cubs.