Garrett Hill

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

Garrett Hill
Detroit Tigers – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1996-01-16) January 16, 1996
Petaluma, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 4, 2022, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record3–3
Earned run average5.09
Strikeouts54
Teams

Career

Hill attended Analy High School in Sebastopol, California and played college baseball at San Diego State University. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 26th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Gulf Coast Tigers.

Hill played 2019 with the West Michigan Whitecaps and Lakeland Flying Tigers. He did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Hill returned in 2021 to pitch for West Michigan and the Erie SeaWolves.[2][3] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[4][5] Hill started the 2022 season with Erie.

Detroit Tigers

On July 3, 2022, the Tigers purchased Hill's contract and added him to the active roster. He started the first game of a doubleheader the next day, making his Major League debut against the Cleveland Guardians.[6] 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.[7]

References
  1. "With strong start at Erie, Tigers prospect Garrett Hill has look of another late-round gem".
  2. "Erie SeaWolves' Hill, now with 0.82 ERA, is climbing through Detroit Tigers' system".
  3. "The Detroit News".
  4. "Tigers' Fall Star Hill enjoying AFL success". MLB.com.
  5. "Detroit Free Press".
  6. Petzold, Evan. "Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Garrett Hill to debut; Rony García to 15-day injured list". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  7. Beck, Jason (2022-07-04). "Hill has historically sharp debut in DH sweep". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
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