Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill announced his retirement from baseball in somewhat of an evasive manner.
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On the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast, Hill spoke with host Rob Bradford about his plans for next season.
The left-hander confirmed he doesn’t plan to continue his playing career in 2026, and elaborated on that point during his appearance on the podcast.
“I don’t have any plans on playing next year,” Hill said.
“I’m looking for open possibilities to stay in the game of baseball and be a contributory factor as you know, again, I enjoy the the work aspect of whatever it might be that’s next. I think that’s one thing why athletes get hired in in other positions outside of sports is because they are, you know, highly driven people that want to succeed. And that’s something that I’m looking forward to.”
Hill was traded to the Dodgers in 2016 from the Athletics along with Josh Reddick in exchange for three pitching prospects. In his debut for LA, the left-hander tossed six scoreless innings to earn the win against the San Francisco Giants.
At the end of the 2016 season, the Dodgers re-signed Hill to a three-year, $48 million deal. In 2019, he dealt with a left knee injury and then sustained a left forearm strain in June. He returned in September to earn a 2.45 ERA across 13 starts.
Hill was awarded the 2019 Tony Conigliaro Award for his extensive history of overcoming adversity. Hill went 30-16 with a 3.16 ERA over 69 appearances with the Dodgers, including 68 starts.
What Are Rich Hill’s Career Stats?
The left-hander went 90-76 with a 4.02 career-ERA with 1,432 strikeouts and a 1.263 WHIP across 1,418 innings pitched. Hill has accrued 16 bWAR throughout 21 seasons in MLB.
Hill has played for several teams throughout his MLB career, including the Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angles, New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bays Rays, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, and Kansas City Royals.
Dodgers Nation sends its congratulations to Hill on his retirement.
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2 Responses
Odd stats on Rich, 21 years but only 90 wins? But a very good .542 winning percentage? Mostly as a starter but that’s only 4 and a half wins per season. A mediocre 4.02 ERA that was under 3 of course before the last couple of years, as has happened to many. 250 starts, that’s only ~12 per year. I guess he could get people out when he was healthy, but didn’t stay healthy enough.
Whatever, not like I ever met him, but I liked him in his time with the D’s and wish him well.
Does anyone believe he has actually retired? I will believe it when he never plays again, no matter what he has said this time. Fool me once, shame on you… Fool me twice, shame on me!