Dick Mountain has returned to the Boston Purple Sox — and it didn’t take him very lengthy.
After signing a minor league contract with the Purple Sox on Aug. 16, former Los Angeles beginning pitcher Wealthy Hill’s contract was chosen on Tuesday afternoon. The left-hander began for Triple-A Worcester on Friday at Norfolk, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, one stroll, and one hit batter.
The 2-inning look marked Hill’s first look on a mound towards reside hitters in additional than 10 months, and represented the following step towards rejoining the large league membership in Boston because the group makes a closing push for a playoff spot within the American League.
“I felt nice. The ball got here out of my hand the way in which that I wished it to,” Hill informed Rob Bradford of Audacy Sports activities on the “Baseball Isn’t Boring” podcast. “You’re at all times working to constantly work. That’s a part of the method and that’s the one factor that (I’ve talked about) is the primary focus for actually something that you just wanna obtain; it’s simply placing within the time and the hassle, and that’s one thing that it’s important to do. I get pleasure from that a part of it. I benefit from the work. I benefit from the day in and day trip of the duty at hand.”
Hill has suited up for 13 Main League groups, the second-most in historical past behind Edwin Jackson’s 14. Along with his first look in 2024, Hill would grow to be the one participant to have appeared in no less than one recreation in every of the final 20 seasons (2005-24).
Hill would additionally be a part of Tim Wakefield as the one pitcher to have performed for the Purple Sox at age 44 or older. Wakefield’s closing main league look was on Sept. 25, 2011, at age 45.
“It is a particular place,” Hill stated in a telephone interview with MLB.com on Aug. 18. “Boston’s among the finest locations to play within the league, if not the most effective, simply due to the ballpark. Nevertheless it’s actually what the followers convey to the sport since you get that instant suggestions. Once you get to play on the highest stage, that’s what you need. You wish to get that suggestions.”
Over components of 19 Main League seasons, Hill has compiled a document of 90-73 with a 4.01 ERA (626 earned runs in 1,405.1 innings pitched) throughout 382 appearances, together with 248 begins. His profession contains stints with the Chicago Cubs (2005-08), Baltimore Orioles (2009), Purple Sox (2010-12, ’15, ’22), Cleveland Guardians (2013), Los Angeles Angels (2014), New York Yankees (2014), Oakland A’s (2016), Los Angeles (2016-19), Minnesota Twins (2020), Tampa Bay Rays (2021), New York Mets (2021), Pittsburgh Pirates (2023), and San Diego Padres (2023).
Moreover, Hill has made 13 postseason appearances (12 begins) for the Cubs (2007) and (2016-19), with a 1-2 document and a 3.06 ERA (18 earned runs in 53.0 innings pitched).
With the from 2016-19, Hill made 68 begins and went 30-16 with a 3.36 ERA. He made a further 12 postseason appearances (11 begins), going 1-2 with a 3.06 ERA.
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