A former Boston Red Sox pitcher made his comeback to baseball Tuesday.
The Kansas City Royals announced they signed Rich Hill to a minor league deal. The 45-year-old will report to Surprise Stadium before joining Triple-A Omaha. If Hill plays for the major league team, he would tie Edwin Jackson’s MLB record for most teams played at 14.
Hill spent the first half of last season coaching his son’s little league team in his native Milton, Mass. The veteran played for the Red Sox in the final stretch of the year, where he recorded a 4.91 ERA and five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. After Boston released the left-hander, Hill represented Team USA for the first time in the Premier12 super-round in Tokyo.
It will be an interesting experience for Hill if he does play in Kansas City, as ace Cole Ragans was seven years old when the lefty made his MLB debut, and superstar Bobby Witt was four years old.
The Royals do not play the Red Sox again until Aug. 4 when they arrive at Fenway Park.
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