Rich Hill ties record in appearance with 14th MLB team \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Tuesday’s start with the Royals marked the 14th different team the veteran has played for in his lengthy career, tying an MLB record set by Edwin Jackson. He also surpassed Gaylord Perry as the oldest player to appear in a game for the Royals.\n\nHill has played for the Cubs (‘05-’08), …
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Rich Hill reportedly called up by Royals, becoming MLB’s oldest active player and joining record-tying 14th team
Rich Hill just keeps on pitching. The veteran left-hander is being called up by the Kansas City Royals on Monday after he signed a minor-league deal with the team in mid-May. Hill’s promotion from Triple-A Omaha was reported by FanSided’s Robert Murray. By joining the Royals, the 45-year-old Hill supplants Justin Verlander, 42, as the oldest active player in Major …
Read More »Rich Hill returning to MLB as a 45-year-old on record 14th team
Rich Hill is giving Father Time a run for his money. The 45-year-old southpaw is heading back to the big leagues after getting called up by the Royals, FanSided’s Robert Murray reported Monday. When he makes his debut with Kansas City, he’ll have played for 14 different MLB teams, tying Edwin Jackson for the most a player has joined in …
Read More »Rich Hill returns to majors for record 14th team, will be oldest active MLB player when he makes Royals debut
Veteran left-hander Rich Hill is back in the big leagues. The Kansas City Royals are calling up Hill, who had been with their Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, prior to Monday’s series opener with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, reports FanSided. The team has not yet announced the roster move. Hill could pitch as soon as Tuesday, as Kansas City’s …
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