Aaron Hill
Aaron Hill
Aaron Walter Hillis an American professional baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. Hill was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first roundof the 2003 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2005. He has also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers. Hill is one of only four players in MLB history to hit for the cycle twice in one season...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth21 March 1982
CityVisalia, CA
We got good balanced scoring tonight. We did a nice job of getting the ball inside to our post players. I was pleased with the team's effort.
We were down by four at the half. But we had a good third quarter. Troy had 14 points in the second half and that really jump started us. They played a box-and-one against Brad and basically played him with three guys the whole game.
This team's always been good at even if we don't win battling back and not giving away at-bats. We kept in there and ended up on top.
We got out pretty good, pretty early. We did a good job mixing it up, inside and outside.
It's a big opportunity we have together. He was drafted first, and I was drafted the year after. We talk about last year, and we're learning as we go. Every day, we're out here picking each other's brain and learning about certain types of feeds that I like and ones he likes. At the same time, we're good friends.
It was funny. They went all out on this thing. We walked in and it was typical, just like a wedding would be. They did it right, they sure did. We had to cut the cake. They did a good job.
I've taken ground balls there during batting practice and Orlando's given me tips like a good veteran. ... I'll work hard at it and it'll feel like home,
He's helped me through everything, really. Having Johnny Mac to really show me everything and giving you positive feedback -- how I'm doing, how I'm looking. It's always good to have someone there.
If you're not adjusting one way you're adjusting another, ... but it's good to learn that now because obviously I want to be here for a lot more years.
With the win we clinched the first seed for the playoffs. This was a great win over our rival. In addition to Brad's points he also had 23 rebounds, several blocks and a couple of steals.
Throughout my career, I've always been the kind of guy who likes to stand towards the middle of the plate. And balls come in there.
I think we had more Blue Jays fans than Yankees fans. I think we can compete with everybody.
We have a lot to work on. But we're getting experience.
Troy Lemay, who is the heart and soul of our team, did an outstanding job of holding Rosso - who averages in the high 20s to only eight points.