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Kansas City Royal’s starter jug Rich Hill tied an MLB record under the team’s 6-0 loss to Chicago Cubs Tuesday at Wrigley Field.
Hill, 45, debuted in Royals’ in the loss and tied Reliever Edwin Jackson for playing for his 14th different team in his MLB career.
Hill’s return to the big leagues also made him the oldest active player in the sport.
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Kansas City Royal’s Start Pitcher Rich Hill goes back to Dugout after the first lap against Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 22, 2025 in Chicago. (Kamil Krzaczynski-IMAGN images)
The left -handed starting pot threw five laps and gave six hits and three races (two undeserved) with two walks and a strike.
“He fought his ass out there,” said Royal’s manager Matt Quatraro Postgame. “It was hard work out there early.”
“He had a couple of walks in there, but he made a lot of competitive seats. Some of them didn’t go his way, but we didn’t play close enough behind him to keep it where it was. Otherwise he probably looks at one, maybe no race.”
Hill had a creepy second round when he threw 31 of his 90 seats in that frame when his defense betrayed him. He gave up two undeserved ran that inning.
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Kansas City Royal’s Start Pitcher Rich Hill delivers a pitch against Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 22, 2025 in Chicago. (Kamil Krzaczynski-IMAGN images)
“You know the second round was a bit of a grinding to get through,” Hill said. “But all in all, I felt the ball came out of my hand pretty much as I wanted to.”
With the start, Hills 21st season in the big leagues is underway. He became the oldest player who started in a game since Jamie Moyer made 49 years old with Colorado Rockies on May 27, 2012.
45 years and 133 days Hill became the oldest player in Royal’s history and passed the Hall of Fame right -handed Gaylord Perry, who performed in two matches with Royals in 1983, after he turned 45.
Hill was called up from Triple-A to participate in the rotation of Michael Lorenzen, who did not stand because of an oblique load. Quatraro did not say when Hill would look up next, but the 6-foot-5 Lefty wants to look up again.
Kansas City Royals Start Pitcher Rich Hill Watches from Dugout during the Cubs game on July 22, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski-IMAGN images)
“It’s easy to say you love it, but when you know you have more to give, it’s hard to go away,” Hill said.
In his 21-year-old career, Hill has played for The Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, the then Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, the then Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Doeges, San Doeges, Minnesota.
Royals (49-53) will take on Cubs (60-41) in the last game of their three-game series Wednesday at. 14.20 et.
