Shawn Hill | |||
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![]() Hill with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2012
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Free agent | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Mississauga, Ontario |
April 28, 1981 |||
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MLB debut | |||
June 29, 2004, for the Montreal Expos | |||
MLB statistics (through 2012 season) |
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Win–loss record | 10–18 | ||
Earned run average | 4.69 | ||
Strikeouts | 151 | ||
Teams | |||
![]() Hill with the Canada national team in 2015 WBSC Premier12 warm-up game |
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Medal record | ||
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Men's Baseball | ||
Representing ![]() |
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Pan American Games | ||
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2011 Guadalajara | National team |
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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 2 2⁄3 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 1 1⁄3 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.