Rich Hill, 44, came on in relief for the Red Sox on Thursday night vs. Toronto and became the only active player to appear in a major league game in each of the past 20 seasons.
on Thursday night and became the only active player to appear in a major league game in each of the past 20 seasons.
"There's a lot of people to thank to get to this point," the left-hander said as he struggled to manage his emotions in the clubhouse after the 2-0 loss to the."Putting in the work, the effort to get back. ... I've always loved doing it. I'm fortunate to be able to do it."with a runner on second to end the inning.
He came back out for the eighth with Boston trailing 2-0 and retired all three batters he faced on a strikeout and two grounders. Hill joined Tim Wakefield as the only pitchers to appear for the Red Sox at age 44 or older. A Milton, Massachusetts, native who pitched in college at Michigan, Hill has appeared for 13 different major league teams."Gotta love him, man," said Blue Jays manager John Schneider, who caught Hill in the Cape Cod League more than two decades ago."I laughed when he came in. ... I give him all the credit in the world for still doing it.
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