One former member of the Los Angeles Dodgers will be looking for a new home in the very near future.
Former Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill has been a journeyman throughout his 20-year big league career. He now is 44 years old and still loves the game and wanted to pitch in the big leagues this year. Hill spent much of the first half of the season coaching Little League and hosted a showcase for big league teams to pitch in the second half of the season.
He ended up latching on with the Boston Red Sox, but he didn't stick around with the team for very long. Hill appeared in four games with Boston and was designated for assignment on Friday in a somewhat surprising move, according to USA Today Sports' Bob Nightengale.
"Rich Hill, 44, who came back to pitch four games for the Boston Red Sox this season, is designated for assignment," Nightengale said.
It wouldn't be shocking to see Hill attempt to continue his career down the stretch with another big league team looking for bullpen depth. Hill held a showcase in front of a handful of teams and Boston wasn't the only team that showed interest in him.
He has spent time with seemingly every team in Major League Baseball at this point in his career. Hill had a stint with the Dodgers from 2016 to 2019. Over that stretch, he appeared in 69 games and made 68 starts. It was one of the most successful stints of his career and he logged a 3.16 ERA and 427-to-113 strikeout-to-walk ratio over that stretch in 361 1/3 innings pitched.
If he wants to continue his career, hopefully, he is able to find another opportunity quickly.
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