Aaron Hill (baseball)

Aaron Walter Hill (born March 21, 1982) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Hill played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and San Francisco Giants.

Aaron Hill
Hill with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009
Second baseman
Born: (1982-03-21) March 21, 1982
Visalia, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 20, 2005, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
June 23, 2017, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.266
Home runs162
Runs batted in695
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (2009)
  • 2× Silver Slugger Award (2009, 2012)
  • AL Comeback Player of the Year (2009)

The Blue Jays selected Hill in the first round (13th overall) of the 2003 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2005. Hill was an All-Star in 2009. He is one of only five players in MLB history to hit for the cycle twice in one season. He won the Silver Slugger Award in both the National League and the American League, the first player to do so in MLB history.

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