Jason Hill (minors03)

Jason Alan Hill

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

• School University of California, Berkeley
• High School Monte Vista High School (Danville)

• Born March 17, 1977 in San Francisco, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Jason Hill played in the minor leagues and for the USA national baseball team, reaching AAA.

Hill was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 19th round of the 1995 Amateur Draft out of high school, but he didn't sign and went to college. He represented the USA in the 1997 Intercontinental Cup. The Anaheim Angels picked him in the 8th round of the 1998 Amateur Draft, and he hit .261/.341/.448 in 57 games for the Boise Hawks in his first season. He then played 111 games with a .287/.361/.413 batting line with the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 1999, and he had a .249/.324/.352 batting line in 70 games for the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2000. Hill blasted 11 homers with a .258/.306/.430 batting line for the Arkansas Travelers in 2001, and he went 10-for-27 in 8 games with the Salt Lake Stingers.

The San Francisco native stayed in Arkansas for the entire 2002 season, and his batting line was .271/.302/.371 with 21 doubles. Hill then hit .239/.256/.328 for the Travelers in 2003, and he went 7-for-34 with the Stingers. He moved to the Cincinnati Reds system in the middle of the season, and he was 1-for-15 with the Chattanooga Lookouts and 2-for-3 with the Louisville Bats. Hill recorded a .297/.350/.405 batting line in 78 games for the Lookouts in 2004, but he only got 1 hit in 7 at-bats for the Bats. He then went to the Florida Marlins, and he hit .296/.347/.510 in 116 games in 2005 for the Carolina Mudcats. He also went 1-for-3 with the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes. Hill slumped to .211/.301/.268 with the Mudcats in 2006, and he played 45 games with a .241/.301/.335 batting line for the Portland Beavers affiliated with the San Diego Padres. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2007, and he hit .302/.351/.440 for the Reading Phillies then he announced his retirement.

Overall, Hill hit .273/.327/.408 with 877 hits, 76 home runs and 465 RBI in 920 games over 10 seasons in the minor leagues.