Tim Hill (baseball)

Tim Hill
Hill with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2017
Kansas City Royals – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990
Sylmar, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
March 29, 2018, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through September 26, 2018)
Win–loss record 1–4
Earned run average 4.26
Strikeouts 42
Teams

Timothy Hill (born February 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he both throws and bats left-handed.

Career

Hill was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 32nd round of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Bacone College. He signed, and spent 2014 with both the Idaho Falls Chukars and Lexington Legends, posting a combined 3–1 record and 1.64 ERA in 22 innings pitched. He missed all of 2015 due to injury. 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.[1] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[2]

Hill made the 25-man roster for the 2018 Royals,[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Tim Hill Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Royals add three to 40-man roster". FOX Sports Kansas City. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  3. ↑ Torres, Maria (March 29, 2018). "Hours before opener, Royals announce 25-man roster, cut Kyle Zimmer, Wily Peralta". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "White Sox vs. Royals - Box Score". ESPN. March 29, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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