About Aaron Hill (baseball)
Aaron Walter Hill (born March 21, 1982) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Hill played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and San Francisco Giants. The Blue Jays selected Hill in the first round (13th overall) of the 2003 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2005. Hill was an All-Star in 2009. He is one of only three players in MLB history to hit for the cycle twice in one season, the others being Babe Herman (1931) and Christian Yelich (2018). He won a Silver Slugger Award in both the National League and the American League, the first player to do so in MLB history. == Early life == At age 15, Hill and friends were participating in a soccer tournament in Park City, Utah. While on their way to a round of golf, a college student narrowly missed Hill's car and slammed into his mother's car following behind him. Hill's mother, Vicki, was killed as a result. == College career == Hill was originally drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the seventh round (200th overall) of the 2000 MLB draft.
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