The Boston Red Sox have been searching everywhere for pitching help in both the rotation and the bullpen this year, and they got so desperate that they signed 44-year-old Rich Hill in August despite the fact that he didn't pitch all season.
However, after four outings (3 2/3 innings) where he allowed two earned runs on one hit and three walks, Boston designated Hill for assignment.
Hill passed through waivers on Monday, and the Red Sox announced that they officially released him rather than send him down to Triple-A Worcester for the final 13 games of their season.
This may be the end of Hill's 20-year career, which began with the Chicago Cubs back in 2005. It's crazy to think that the Red Sox had just won their first World Series in 86 years when Hill was breaking into the big leagues.
In his six seasons with Boston across four different stints (2011, 2015, 2022 and 2024), Hill posted a 3.34 ERA and a 1.193 WHIP while striking out 186 batters.
While he was never on any World Series teams and never earned any MLB awards, there's no doubt that Hill will be remembered by Red Sox fans and the baseball world for some time whenever he does eventually decide to hang it up.
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