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| Toronto Blue Jays — No. 2 | |
| Second Baseman | |
| Born: March 21 1982 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| May 20, 2005 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through October 3, 2007) |
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| Batting average | .287 |
| Homeruns | 26 |
| Runs batted in | 168 |
| Stolen bases | 11 |
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Aaron Walter Hill (born on March 21, 1982 in Visalia, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays. 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 home runs 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 he was brought up as a shortstop, Hill appeared as a third baseman, designated hitter and second baseman during the course of the season. He 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, but was 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.
Early Life
At age 15 Aaron and friends were in Park City, Utah for a soccer tournament and were on there way for a round of golf when a drunken driver narrowly missed his car and slammed into his mother's car following behind them. The result was that his mother was killed. After her death he went through great pain and grief. He eventually overcame this with the love and support of his father and friends.
Trivia
-On May 29th, 2007, in a game at home against the New York Yankees, Hill became only the second player in Blue Jays history to straight steal home. He accomplished the feat off Andy Pettitte. [1]
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
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