Rich Hill (pitcher)

Rich Hill
Rich Hill
	Hill with the Red Sox in 2024
Kansas City Royals
	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
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (2005–2008); Baltimore Orioles (2009); Boston Red Sox (2010–2012); Cleveland Indians (2013); Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2014); New York Yankees (2014); Boston Red Sox (2015); Oakland Athletics (2016); Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–2019); Minnesota Twins (2020); Tampa Bay Rays (2021); New York Mets (2021); Boston Red Sox (2022); Pittsburgh Pirates (2023); San Diego Padres (2023); Boston Red Sox (2024);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
WBSC Premier12

Richard Joseph Hill (born March 11, 1980), nicknamed "Dick Mountain", is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. 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. He has said that he will play in 2025.

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.