pitcher Rich Hill who took time off from baseball to coach his son's Little League team was called up by the Boston Red Sox marking the 20th Major League season for the 44-year-old Lefty Hill who is from Boston has been with the Red Sox four different times now and has played for 13 major league teams one short of Edwin Jackson's record Rich will be the second oldest pitcher in Boston history after Tim Wakefield at 45 the knuckle baller died in 2023 and is being honored by the Red Sox with a number 49 patch on on their jerseys Hill fittingly wearing number 44 on his uniform just threw two scoreless innings for triaa Worchester striking out to he spent the 2023 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres the Red Sox are dealing with an injury depleted pitching staff