Aaron Hill (baseball player)
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| Toronto Blue Jays — No. 2 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 20, 2005 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 15, 2006) |
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| HR | 9 |
| RBI | 90 |
| AVG | .284 |
Aaron Walter Hill (born on March 21, 1982 in Visalia, California) is a Major League Baseball player in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Aaron Hill was originally drafted in the 7th round by the Anaheim Angels in the 2000 MLB draft, but turned down the money to attend Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Hill posted a career .335 batting average with 23 homeruns and 150 RBIs.
He was Toronto's first draft pick (13th overall) in the 2003 MLB First Year Draft, and he made his major league debut on May 20, 2005 after being called up from the minor leagues a day earlier as an injury replacement for Corey Koskie. Although a shortstop, he has been filling in as a third baseman, designated hitter and second baseman for the Blue Jays. Hill finished the 2005 season with a .274 Batting average, .348 OBP, and 25 doubles in 361 at-bats. After the trade of Orlando Hudson to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Hill became the starting second baseman for the Blue Jays in 2006, however he moved back to shortstop mid-season after the demotion of Russ Adams. After experiencing defensive struggles at shortstop, he was then moved back to second base, with John McDonald taking over at shortstop.
Starting in the 2007 season, Hill will be the Jays starting second baseman.
Hill recently became engaged to his high school girlfriend, Elizabeth Kenfield, 22. The wedding is set for November 10, 2007.
[edit] Awards
- 2001 - 2001 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
- 2002 - 2002 United States National Team Member
- 2003 - Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
- 2003 - Baseball America First-Team All-American
- 2003 - Collegiate Baseball Second-Team All-American
- 2003 - USA Today Second-Team All-American
- 2003 - ABCA Second-Team All-American
- 2003 - ABCA First-Team All-South Region
- 2003 - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2003 - SEC All-Tournament Team
- 2003 - Short Season All-Star Team (Baseball America)
- 2003 - Prospect of the year (New York - Penn League - A)
- 2003 - New York - Penn League All-Star Team (A) (Shortstop)
- 2004 - Eastern League (U.S. baseball) All-Star Team (AA) (Shortstop)
- 2004 - MVP of All Star Futures Game
[edit] External links
- Aaron Hill's stats on Baseball Reference
- Aaron Hill's MLB.com page
- Aaron Hill's ESPN.com page
- Aaron Hill's The Star page
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