Tim Hill | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 54 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Mission Hills, California, U.S. | February 10, 1990|
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
March 29, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics (through May 20,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 17–14 |
Earned run average | 4.10 |
Strikeouts | 218 |
Teams | |
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Timothy Hill (born February 10,1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres.
Hill attended Granada Hills Charter High School in Los Angeles,California. Undrafted out of high school,Hill attended junior college at Palomar College his freshman year. [1] He then moved on to four-year Bacone College. [2] Hill was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 32nd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. [3]
Hill signed and spent 2014 with both the Idaho Falls Chukars and Lexington Legends,posting a combined 3–1 win–loss record and 1.64 earned run average (ERA) in 22 innings pitched. He missed all of 2015 while undergoing treatment for stage 3 Colon cancer. [4] In 2016,he played for the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Northwest Arkansas Naturals,compiling a combined 2–4 record and 3.43 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 63 total innings pitched between both teams,and in 2017,he once again played for both Wilmington and Northwest Arkansas,going 1–2 with a 4.26 ERA in 40 total games between the two clubs. [5] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. [6]
Hill made the 25-man roster for the 2018 Royals, [7] and had his MLB debut on Opening Day,March 29,pitching 1⁄3 of an inning in relief against the Chicago White Sox; he hit the first batter he faced, Leury García. [8] He finished the 2018 season going 1–4 with a 4.53 ERA over 45+2⁄3 innings. Hill produced a 2–0 record with a 3.61 ERA over 39+2⁄3 innings for the Royals in 2019. [9]
On July 16, 2020, the Royals traded Hill to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Franchy Cordero and Ronald Bolaños. [10] In the pandemic shortened 2020 season, Hill pitched to a 3-0 record and 4.50 ERA with 20 strikeouts and 6 walks in 18 innings across 23 appearances for the Padres. [11]
On January 13, 2023, Hill agreed to a one-year, $1.85 million contract with the Padres, avoiding salary arbitration. [12] In 48 games for San Diego, he recorded a 5.48 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 44+1⁄3 innings pitched. [13] After missing a month with a sprained left ring finger, Hill returned to the injured list with the same injury on September 11. [14] On September 20, Hill underwent season–ending surgery to clean up scar tissue in the finger. [15] He was non-tendered and became a free agent on November 17. [16]
Hill signed a one-year, $1.8 million contract with the Chicago White Sox on December 28, 2023. [17]
Hill's father died of colon cancer in 2006. [18] Hill was diagnosed with colon cancer during spring training of 2015. [18] Half of his colon was removed and he underwent eight months of chemotherapy, before being cleared by his doctor in January 2016. [18] Hill also has Lynch syndrome. [4]
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