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Shawn Hill

Shawn Hill
Shawn Hill on September 29, 2012.jpg
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1981-04-28) April 28, 1981 (age 36)
Mississauga, Ontario
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 29, 2004, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
(through 2012 season)
Win–loss record 10–18
Earned run average 4.69
Strikeouts 151
Teams
Shawn Hill on November 7, 2015.jpg
Hill with the Canada national team in 2015 WBSC Premier12 warm-up game
Medal record
Men's Baseball
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara National team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto National team

Shawn Richard Hill (born April 28, 1981) is a Canadian pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. He was part of Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which finished fourth.

Hill played high-school baseball at Bishop Reding Catholic Secondary School in Milton, Ontario, Canada.

Hill was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 33rd round, 1,012nd overall, of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. He was drafted the next year by the Montreal Expos in the sixth round, 165th overall. In 82 minor league games, Hill has a 32–24 record. He has a 3.16 earned run average (ERA) in five minor league seasons, not including 2010. In 14 minor league at-bats, Hill has four hits, one double, two home runs, seven runs batted in (RBIs) and four runs. Hill participated in the 2003 All-Star Futures Game, playing for the World team.

Hill made his major-league debut on June 29, 2004 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Hill went 223 innings, giving up seven hits, four walks, and eight earned runs in a 17–7 loss. On July 4, 2004, Hill was the winning pitcher in what was the final game between two Canadian Major League Baseball teams, as the Expos defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 6–4. Ironically, the game was played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where 21 of Montreal's home games were played in 2004. His final start of 2004 came on July 9, in which he pitched 113 innings, giving up seven hits and seven earned runs in an 11–0 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Overall, Hill finished the season with a 1–2 record and an ERA of 16.00.


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