Aaron Walter Hill (born on March 21, 1982 in
Visalia, California) is a Major League Baseball
player for the Toronto Blue Jays. Aaron Hill was
originally drafted in the 7th round by the Anaheim
Angels in the 2000 MLB draft, but turned down the
money to attend Louisiana State University. While at
LSU, Hill posted a career .335 batting average with
23 home runs and 150 RBIs.
He was Toronto's first draft pick (13th overall) in
the 2003 MLB First Year Draft, and he made his major
league debut on May 20, 2005 after being called up
from the minor leagues a day earlier as an injury
replacement for Corey Koskie. Although he was
brought up as a shortstop, Hill appeared as a third
baseman, designated hitter and second baseman during
the course of the season. He finished the 2005
season with a .274 batting average, .348 OBP, and 25
doubles in 361 at-bats. After the trade of Orlando
Hudson to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Hill became the
starting second baseman for the Blue Jays in 2006,
but was moved back to shortstop mid-season after the
demotion of Russ Adams. After experiencing defensive
struggles at shortstop, he was then moved back to
second base, with John McDonald taking over at
shortstop.
In November of 2007, Aaron married his long time
girlfriend.
At age 15, Aaron and friends were participating in a
soccer tournament in Park City, Utah. While on their
way to a round of golf, a drunk driver narrowly
missed Aaron's car and slammed into his mother's car
following behind him. His mother was killed as a
result.
