Glenallen Hill

Glenallen Hill (born March 22, 1965) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder.

Hill graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1983 where he was a three-sport star.

He committed to attend Arizona State University where he had received scholarship offers to play both baseball and football.

He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft, in the ninth round and 219th overall.

Hill played with the Toronto Blue Jays (1989–91), Cleveland Indians (1991–93), Chicago Cubs (1993–94, 1998–2000), San Francisco Giants (1995–97), Seattle Mariners (1998), New York Yankees (2000), and Anaheim Angels (2001) during his thirteen-year career.

Hill made his major league debut on July 31, 1989, with the Toronto Blue Jays.

He collected his first Major League hit, and RBI single, off of Andy Hawkins.

In 19 games that year, he collected 15 hits including his first career home run and seven runs batted in.

His play that season allowed him to remain with the team for the 1990 season, where he hit .231 over 84 games including 12 home runs and 32 runs batted in.

In 1991, he played in 35 games for the Blue Jays compiling a .253 average.

On June 27, 1991, Hill was traded to the Cleveland Indians.

Hill played in 37 games for the Indians in 1991 collected 32 hits while driving in 14 runs.

In his first and only full season in Cleveland in 1992, Hill played in 102 games collecting 18 home runs and 49 runs batted in (then career-highs).

Hill played in 66 games for the Indians in 1993 and hit only .224 before being traded to the Cubs on August 19.

While a member of the Cleveland Indians, he committed a "phantom steal" of second.

This occurred during a game against the Detroit Tigers which was interrupted by a prolonged disturbance in the outfield.

When play resumed, no one noticed that Hill had moved from first to second, thus giving him a stolen base.

Hill played in 31 games for the Cubs in his first season hitting .345 while driving in 22 runs.

In 1994, Hill played in 89 games and clubbed 10 home runs while collecting 38 runs batted in before the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike cancelled the remainder of the season.

On April 7, 1995, he was granted free agency.

Hill signed with the Giants on April 9, 1995, where he hit .264 with 24 home runs and 86 runs batted in along with a career-high 25 stolen bases.

The following year, he played in 98 games hitting .280 with 19 homers and 67 runs batted in.

In 1997, he hit .261 with 11 home runs and 64 runs batted in.

Hill was the first National League player to serve as a designated hitter in regular season play, doing so on June 12, 1997, in the first-ever game in interleague play as his San Francisco Giants faced the Texas Rangers at The Ballpark at Arlington.

That year, he played in his first postseason game against the Marlins.

He went 0 for 7 with two walks.

Following the Giants defeat, Hill was granted free agency on October 29.

As Hill grew up near San Francisco, during his stint with the San Francisco Giants he often reached out to the community in which he grew up, making numerous public appearances and autograph signings.

Hill signed with the Mariners on January 8, 1998, and hit .290 with 12 homers and 33 runs batted in before being placed on waivers and claimed by the Cubs.

Hill was selected off waivers by the Cubs on July 6, 1998.

In 48 games Hill hit .351 with 8 homers and 23 runs batted in.

Hill also played in one game during the 1998 National League Division Series where he was one for three with a run batted in and a stolen base.

He was granted free agency on October 23, but re-signed with the Cubs on December 7.

Hill hit .300 with 20 home runs and 55 runs batted in during the 1999 season.

With the Yankees, he won the 2000 World Series over the New York Mets.

Hill batted and threw right-handed.

Hill was also known for poor defense and has been referred to as The Juggler because of his struggles.

Hill was born to Felton Hill and Francile McDuffie-Hill in Santa Cruz, California, where his mother worked at Dominican Hospital.

His father worked as a trucker and later in construction.

He played in 64 games in 2000 and hit .262 with 11 home runs.