Richard Joseph "Rich" Hill (born March 11, 1980 in
Boston, Massachusetts) is a left-handed pitcher in
Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs. Hill
played for Milton High School's Varsity baseball
team when he was a freshman. He is one of four to do
that in the school's history. A 4th round pick out
of the University of Michigan in the 2004 amateur
draft, Hill made his major league debut on June 15,
2006. As a minor leaguer, Hill compiled high
strikeout totals, and has an excellent curveball. He
throws an 88-92 MPH fastball and a changeup as well.
Hill spent part of the 2005 season with the Cubs,
posting an 0-2 record. Again, in 2006, Hill split
his season between the minor leagues and the majors.
Despite his rookie status, Hill was the oldest
member of the Cubs starting rotation during the
second half of the 2006 season until the addition of
Wade Miller.
