Garrett Hill

Garrett Hill
Garrett Hill
Detroit Tigers – No. 50
	Pitcher
	Born: January 16, 1996 (age 28); Petaluma, California, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	July 4, 2022, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics ; (through 2023 season)
Win–loss record	3–3
Earned run average	5.09
Strikeouts	54
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (2022–2023);

Garrett David Hill (born January 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Tigers in 2022.

Career

Hill attended

Gulf Coast Tigers

.

Hill played 2019 with the Single–A West Michigan Whitecaps and High–A Lakeland Flying Tigers. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] Hill returned to action in 2021 to pitch for West Michigan and the Double–A Erie SeaWolves.^[3]^[4] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.^[5]^[6] Hill started the 2022 season with Erie.

Detroit Tigers

On July 3, 2022, the Tigers selected Hill to the

40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. He started the first game of a doubleheader the next day, making his Major League debut against the Cleveland Guardians.^[7] Hill went six innings in this game, allowing one run on two hits while striking out three batters to earn his first MLB win. He became the first Tiger pitcher in team history to pitch at least six innings in his debut while allowing two or fewer hits.^[8]

He made 17 appearances in his rookie campaign, registering a 3–3 record and 4.03 ERA with 40 strikeouts across 601⁄3 innings pitched.

In 9 games for Detroit in 2023, Hill struggled to a 9.19 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 15+2⁄3 innings of work. On November 17, 2023, the Tigers did not tender a contract to Hill, making him a free agent.[9]

On November 21, 2023, Hill re–signed with the Tigers organization on a minor league contract.^[10]

References

^ "With strong start at Erie, Tigers prospect Garrett Hill has look of another late-round gem".
^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
^ "Erie SeaWolves' Hill, now with 0.82 ERA, is climbing through Detroit Tigers' system".
^ "The Detroit News".
^ "Tigers' Fall Star Hill enjoying AFL success". MLB.com.
^ "Detroit Free Press".
^ Petzold, Evan. "Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Garrett Hill to debut; Rony García to 15-day injured list". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
^ Beck, Jason (2022-07-04). "Hill has historically sharp debut in DH sweep". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
^ "Tigers Non-Tender Austin Meadows, Spencer Turnbull". MLB Trade Rumors. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
^ "Tigers Re-Sign Garrett Hill". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[1] "With strong start at Erie, Tigers prospect Garrett Hill has look of another late-round gem".

[2] "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[3] "Erie SeaWolves' Hill, now with 0.82 ERA, is climbing through Detroit Tigers' system".

[4] "The Detroit News".

[5] "Tigers' Fall Star Hill enjoying AFL success". MLB.com.

[6] "Detroit Free Press".

[7] Petzold, Evan. "Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Garrett Hill to debut; Rony García to 15-day injured list". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

[8] Beck, Jason (2022-07-04). "Hill has historically sharp debut in DH sweep". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.

[9] "Tigers Non-Tender Austin Meadows, Spencer Turnbull". MLB Trade Rumors. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-18.

[10] "Tigers Re-Sign Garrett Hill". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

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