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The New York Yankees were just one stop on Rich Hill's winding, successful baseball journey.
Now 45 years old, the lefty who threw for the Yanks all the way back in 2014 wants to return to the majors.
Hill signed a minor league deal last week with the Kansas City Royals.
He has thrown for 13 MLB teams and would tie Edwin Jackson's record of 14 if he makes it to the bigs with KC.
Hill pitched in 14 games for the Yankees in 2014, compiling a 1.69 ERA.
After signing with the Royals, Hill was expected to report to Triple-A Omaha, according to MLB.com, but has yet to appear in a game. MILB.com lists him as currently with the Royals complex team in Arizona.
"He had been throwing, said he felt good,” Royals assistant GM Scott Sharp told MLB.com. “We had contacted him actually last year. He wanted a little bit more of a clearer path to the Major Leagues, so we reached out to him this year and said, ‘Hey, look, we have an opportunity to start in Triple-A. We don't know if there's a path to the Major Leagues at all.’ But he wants to continue to pitch, so we felt like it was a good spot.”
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Hill has appeared in at least one MLB game in each of the past 20 seasons. His major league debut came in 2005.
The southpaw with the brilliant curveball has a 4.01 career ERA and has struck out 1,428 batters in 1,409 innings.
In addition to the Yankees, Hill has pitched for the Red Sox, Dodgers, Cubs, then-Indians, Pirates, Rays, Orioles, Athletics, Mets, Padres, Twins and Angels.
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