r/baseball • u/Goosedukee New York Yankees • Jul 23 '25
Image Rich Hill makes his first appearance in a Royals uniform. This is the 14th team Hill has played for, tying an MLB record
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u/schriffenator Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25
Unbelievably cool.
Stuff doesn’t look horrible either. Decent curveball (as always) and fastball up to 90 MPH
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u/eugoogilizer Oakland Athletics Jul 23 '25
1 ER in 5 IP against a quality team. Can’t ask for much better than that!
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u/Spatmuk New York Mets Jul 23 '25
When he was on the Mets he was the most reliable 5.1IP 2ER 2BB 4K you could ask for!
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u/atnuks Jul 23 '25
At 44 he's still got solid stuff. That curve has always been nasty and hitting 90 is pretty impressive for his age
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u/scottishere New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
I hope he has 14 jerseys mounted next each other in his house somewhere
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u/Letsbeguin Jul 23 '25
Dude looks like my childhood glove. But honestly, Can’t believe he’s still pitching. Good for him.
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u/JinFuu Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
Dude looks like the Franchise Owner of a bunch of QTs, but one that worked his way up through the ranks.
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u/doublol91 Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
funny enough, QuikTrip is a private company that doesn't offer franchising (like chick fil a), they're all owned by corporate.
I googled this because I wanted to buy stock after going to one after another they was spotless, well lit, and staffed by real human beings.
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u/IONTOP Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 23 '25
Rich Hill looks like the CEO of the Royals on Undercover Boss
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u/extralyfe Jul 23 '25
"Can you just finish out this inning, please? So I can go have my muffin? I haven't had my muffin yet, Rich."
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u/LagOutLoud Kansas City Royals Jul 23 '25
I'd buy QT stock in a heartbeat. Incredibly well run company AND they pay their staff pretty well.
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u/Unclassified1 Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
Meanwhile, it seems Circle K's lines have only gotten even longer even with their robot AI checkout machine that is easily mistaken at first glance for a 3D printer
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u/lava172 Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 23 '25
Circle K is so location dependent you’re either getting a pretty decent gas station experience or the worst shit imaginable
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u/BoosherCacow Cleveland Guardians Jul 23 '25
We have two within a half mile of each other on a rural highway where I live. One is newly remodeled and great and they have that weird checkout thing that works pretty well but they also also have a couple of real people there at all times. The other one apparently only has one employee whose only emotion or engagement is annoyance when he sees a customer, and the store always smells like the inside of a terminally ill water buffalo's alimentary canal.
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u/JinFuu Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
I did spend time wondering whether I should put "Franchise Owner" or something like "Regional Manager" and what would be more accurate before shrugging.
You are right that QTs are mostly very well run places.
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u/fromthedarqwaves Jul 23 '25
If you work at QT they have private stock. My BIL retired from QT as a truck driver.
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u/a_wandering_vagrant Kansas City Royals Jul 23 '25
At first I was mad that Rich Hill took Eric Hosmer's number, and then I realized that he is ten years older than Eric Hosmer.
You do whatever you want out there, old man.
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u/evangeaux Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
bro has played for half the mlb
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u/signmeupdude Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 23 '25
Gonna start spamming Rich Hill when I dont know something on immaculate grid
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u/MattinglyDineen New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
He's outlasted the names of three of the teams he's played for (Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim).
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u/FalseMoon Atlanta Braves Jul 23 '25
He's been like 40 since I was in middle school and im about to graduate college. Genuinely can't believe he's still pitching. Absolutely insane. (I know he wasn't actually 40 when i was in middle school but you get the point)
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u/curlyqzz Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
Dick Mountain is inevitable
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u/this_is_poorly_done Arizona Diamondbacks Jul 23 '25
Dread it, run from it. Dick Mountain erupts all the same
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u/b3_yourself Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
I was in middle school when he started his career, now I’m 33
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u/FuckChiefs_Raiders Los Angeles Dodgers Jul 23 '25
lmao same here. I remember when he signed with the Dodgers nearly 10 years ago and I thought he was old then!
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u/FinnHobart Boston Red Sox Jul 23 '25
I was born the year before he made it to the big leagues and am now preparing for a study abroad program as I reach the half way mark in college.
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u/austin101123 Cincinnati Reds Jul 23 '25
Some were pre-K when he started in the minors are now PhD grads
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u/77rtcups Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
I remember when I thought Rich Hill and Sean Marshall were the Cubs future aces. Then about a decade after that they won the World Series. Now about another decade and the dude is still pitching. Crazy stuff. Wonder how long he intends to go till.
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u/amped-up-ramped-up Jul 23 '25
Different sport, obviously, but I graduated high school the same year as LeBron James… our career trajectories have been slightly different.
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u/neverAcquiesce Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
In the ballpark he debuted a scant 20 years ago in.
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u/DominicB547 More flair options at /r/baseball/w/flair! Jul 23 '25
Age 25, he didn't debut young for sure.
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u/Davidellias Milwaukee Brewers • Milwaukee Brewers Jul 23 '25
not quite Hoyt Whilhelm but still up there
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u/DaveyDumplings Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25
I can't believe he's pitched for basically my entire adult life and still doesn't have 100 wins.
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u/a_rabid_anti_dentite Boston Red Sox Jul 23 '25
They're not going to be immaculate, but dude will deliver innings.
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u/Sparx86 Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
But he has 80 mil
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u/dirtyshits San Francisco Giants Jul 23 '25
Honestly surprised It’s not higher.
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u/_BryceParker Jul 23 '25
Presumably the lower-looking career earnings go hand-in-hand with lower-than-expecting career wins. I was shocked by that win stat.
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u/Dr__Nick Baltimore Orioles Jul 23 '25
Rich Hill?
More like Lower Middle Class Hill.
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u/MegaProtestAndMe Seattle Mariners Jul 23 '25
And he was never an all star and never led the league in any major stats.
His Baseball Reference page is all in plain text.
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u/leverich1991 Kansas City Royals Jul 23 '25
TIL Rich Hill is pitching for a city 50 miles north of a town named Rich Hill. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Hill,_Missouri
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u/sharkbait1999 New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
He did ads for ridge hill shopping center in ny when he was with the yanks
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u/Spa_e Jul 23 '25
If you ever find yourself passing through there stop at Swoope’s diner for a burger, brick of suzie Q’s, and a shake.
There’s also a documentary on Rich Hill on netflix I believe!
they are famous for the 4th of July parade they host each year and they hold the record for most expensive pie sold at auction.
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u/SiegeOfMandalore New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
something something immaculate grid legend
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u/Patrick2701 Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
Jagr of baseball
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u/PersonOfInterest85 New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
Rich Hill:MLB::Joe Smith:NBA
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u/Wazzoo1 Jul 23 '25
Wrong Smith. Ish Smith has played for the most teams (13). For all the garbage teams he played on, he still managed to get a ring with the Nuggets.
Joe Smith is tied with a bunch of others for 12 teams.
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u/al_chew Atlanta Braves Jul 23 '25
Ish Smith, Joe Smith, Jeff Green and Jimmy Jackson are the Immaculate Grid legends
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u/MattO2000 FanGraphs • Baseball Savant Jul 23 '25
you said “something something” but I know you really just wanted to say immaculate grid legend, I see you
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u/HaroldChessMath Philadelphia Phillies Jul 23 '25
Josh Johnson of the mlb
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u/Thrillhouse763 Minnesota Twins Jul 23 '25
But does Josh Johnson even count for a lot of teams in immaculate grid? He doesn't make active rosters. I've been burned by him before.
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u/bluesox Oakland Athletics Jul 23 '25
Kenny Lofton, Octavio Dotel, and Rickey Henderson are usually my go-to guys if I can’t think of anyone. Gonna add Dick Mountain to the grab bag.
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u/PhilosopherMoney9921 New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
Dialed it up to 90 that first inning
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u/bridesmaidinwhite Texas Rangers • Frisco RoughRide… Jul 23 '25
jeez, these new guys just keep getting faster and faster
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u/Dan_Rydell Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
With his induction on Saturday, CC Sabathia will join Joe Mauer as Hall of Famers younger than Rich Hill
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u/Davidellias Milwaukee Brewers • Milwaukee Brewers Jul 23 '25
Also mind you Sabathia is an 18 year veteran.
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Jul 23 '25
Are you a MLB fan? There is a >50% chance Rich Hill played for your favorite team if you factor in Cubs, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox fanbase sizes
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u/DominicB547 More flair options at /r/baseball/w/flair! Jul 23 '25
I know what you did but you should try and quantify that a bit closer cause I bet its way higher than 50%
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u/Robusto923 New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
Looks like Dennis Quaid in The Rookie
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u/altuve_akbar Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
He’s only 3 years younger than Quaid was in that movie.
Also 10 years older than Jim Morris was when he made his debut.
Also I just realized that they had a 48 year old play a 35 year old in that movie.
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u/Ok_Card9080 Pittsburgh Pirates Jul 23 '25
First thought that came to mind. Come see The Veteran, starring Dennis Quaid as Rich Hill
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u/EmuMan10 Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
Got to get him on one more team
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u/THE_FETUS_LORD St. Louis Cardinals • Atlanta Braves Jul 23 '25
With how old he is I’m expecting the Cards to trade for him at the deadline and make him the sole record holder. It all comes down to if he can induce ground balls
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u/RealCanadianDragon Toronto Blue Jays Jul 23 '25
Rich Hill has been playing so long that he played against Julio and John Franco.
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u/iiamthepalmtree Chicago White Sox Jul 23 '25
He debuted in 2005, the year we won the WS.
I was just at the 20 year reunion game where they unveiled Beurhle’s statue.
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u/underwear11 New York Yankees Jul 23 '25
We're all told at some point in time that we can no longer play the children's game, we just don't know when that's gonna be. No one's told Rich Hill yet.
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u/thexantron8 Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
Rich Hill was a mere 6 years and 3 teams into his career when that movie came out.
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u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe Chicago Cubs • Lou Gehrig Jul 23 '25
Rich Hill and Justin Turner just faced off, totalling a combined age of 85. Is this an MLB record, or did Jamie Moyer or some other old guy face off against another very old guy?
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u/Pool_With_No_Ladder New York Yankees Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25
When Satchel Paige was 59, he faced 33-year-old Eddie Bressoud, a combined age of 92. A few other guys appeared in games beyond age 50, so if any of them faced a 40-something that might be the record.
Edit: Nick Altrock at age 58 batted against 37-year-old Rube Walberg, a combined age of 95. It was the last day of the 1933 season and Altrock, a pitcher who had last pitched in 1924, got one pinch-hit at-bat so I think it was some kind of gimmick.
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u/Antithesys Minnesota Twins • MVPoster Jul 23 '25
For non-gimmicks, Julio Franco (48, almost 49) faced Roger Clemens (44, almost 45) on 6/15/2007, so combined age of over 92.5. Best I found.
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u/Wings81 Minnesota Twins Jul 23 '25
Moyer vs Julio Franco on June 14, 2003 was a combined 84. That's the oldest Moyer match up I found.
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u/RealCanadianDragon Toronto Blue Jays Jul 23 '25
I hope Hill plays for the Jays one day just to complete the AL East.
How many guys in baseball history have played for every team in a division?
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u/strangelymysterious Toronto Blue Jays Jul 23 '25
According to this article, as of 2016 there had been 6.
Since then Steve Pearce has also joined the list for the AL East, but I don’t know if there are any other additions.
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u/SeaworthinessOk6742 World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… Jul 23 '25
Steve Finley played for every team in the NL West.
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u/PikaGaijin Jul 23 '25
Debut was four days before this year's youngest MLB player was born.
(Didier Fuentes, Braves P)
Someone's probably already done this; but, we can get from 2025 all the way back to 1986 with just Hill and Maddux (who started Hill's debut); and, since Nolan Ryan started the game Maddux debuted in....albeit for the opposing team, this is honestly a pretty amazing string.
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u/Antithesys Minnesota Twins • MVPoster Jul 23 '25
Nolan Ryan's debut didn't include any longtime pitchers in the same way, but he faced Eddie Mathews whose career goes back to 1952. And in his second inning of work he faced Henry Aaron, who hit a grounder right back to Ryan.
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u/OneLastAuk Washington Nationals Jul 23 '25
First Batter/Pitcher Faced:
2005: Rich Hill vs. Luis Castillo
1996: Luis Castillo vs. Pete Harnisch
1988: Pete Harnisch vs. Wade Boggs
1982: Wade Boggs vs. Dennis Martinez
1976: Dennis Martinez vs. Mickey Stanley
1964: Mickey Stanley vs. Claude Osteen
1957: Claude Ostren vs. Hal Smith
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u/Few_Bodybuilder_6099 Detroit Tigers Jul 23 '25
I’m in that sweet spot where I’m older than Verlander…but not Rich Hill. That doesn’t mean shit but I just realized it and typed it on a thing yay
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u/Wings81 Minnesota Twins Jul 23 '25
My sibling in agedness, let us bask together in the youthful knowledge that there is still one MLB player older than us.
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u/limeflavoured Miami Marlins Jul 23 '25
Verlander is a couple of years older than me, so there are still at least two for now.
Although the athlete who's retirement will make me feel old is the soccer player Billy Sharp, who is exactly the same age as me, to the day
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u/bordomsdeadly Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
Dick Mountain, in Kansas City with a QT logo on it
Kansas Quick Dick Mountain Trip City - is how I will remember this moment
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u/BeachTownBum New York Mets Jul 23 '25
That man looks tired
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u/FoolsGoldMouthpiece San Diego Padres Jul 23 '25
He is always sweating like a whore in church when he is on the mound
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u/Tbplayer59 Los Angeles Angels Jul 23 '25
I want people to remember this when they try to argue that MLB should expand.
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u/Pal_Smurch Oakland Athletics Jul 23 '25
Guy’s got more time in the clubhouse shitter than most guys have in the clubhouse.
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u/MashedPotatoesDick Los Angeles Angels Jul 23 '25
As long as he pitches, I can claim I'm younger than an active MLB player. Thank you, Dick Mountain.
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u/ryrich89 Jul 23 '25
Watch him get traded at the deadline to set the record
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u/DominicB547 More flair options at /r/baseball/w/flair! Jul 23 '25
Which deadline contenders are new to him?
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u/Z3130 Boston Red Sox Jul 23 '25
Toronto, Seattle, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Texas, Houston. I’m sure that I’m missing another one too.
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u/DominicB547 More flair options at /r/baseball/w/flair! Jul 23 '25
Thanks. While not every team there is looking for a starter, but at his price tag/risk even they might be willing so yeah his options are open.
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u/superxero044 Iowa Cubs • Cedar Rapids Kernels Jul 23 '25
He hasn’t played for the cards either right? They’re only 3.5 out of the wc
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u/blyzo Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
On the radio broadcast an announcer said he threw a changeup at 88, but then was corrected by his partner that nope that was his fastball.
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u/hippyhippyjayjay New York Mets Jul 23 '25
his mom was pregnant with him in the 1970s and he’s pitching in 2025. love it.
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u/ledzep14 Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
I was 11 years old and in 5th grade when he debuted. I’m now 31 with 4 kids 😂
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u/Suspicious-Sleep5227 Seattle Mariners Jul 23 '25
I’d hate to be the manager to take him out of the game. I’d probably get an earful of “get off my mound!” with Clint Eastwood vibes.
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u/Sturmgeist781 Boston Red Sox Jul 23 '25 edited Jul 23 '25
Pretty cool to see him still in the league.
Edit: Posted an ERA of 1.80 across 5 innings.
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u/doge1587 Toronto Blue Jays Jul 23 '25
From Wikipedia:
Richard Joseph Hill (born March 11, 1980), nicknamed "Dick Mountain"
😂
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u/doublol91 Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
can we get a 40+ league that plays in the big league stadiums when the real team is away? And no PED testing...
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u/DominicB547 More flair options at /r/baseball/w/flair! Jul 23 '25
a 5 year since retired league 30 games a year at every ballpark...maybe 60 if they do two days in each city.
We used to have that, back when they didn't make much in their careers so they would barnstorm and just keep playing on top of working real jobs in the winter.
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u/Davidellias Milwaukee Brewers • Milwaukee Brewers Jul 23 '25
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u/Content_Geologist420 Houston Astros Jul 23 '25
Psh. Big deal.
I am up to 19 different teams on MLB Power Pros
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u/gardtone9991 Jul 23 '25
Yeah, the pocket sand he picked up in Egypt when he was there watching the pyramids being built
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u/scobbysnacks1439 St. Louis Cardinals Jul 23 '25
He's now been a part of half of the teams in the league. Here's to hoping he gets one more shot with a different team next season to have actually PLAYED for half the league.
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u/HanselOh St. Louis Cardinals Jul 23 '25
We'll trade Erick Fedde for Rich Hill. Let's get him the record
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u/ajp12290 Chicago Cubs Jul 23 '25
He looks tired lol