Shawn Hill

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**Shawn Hill**
Major League Baseball debut
Washington Nationals — No. 41
Starting pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
June 29, 2004 for the Montréal Expos
Selected MLB statistics (through October 2, 2006)
Record	2-5
ERA	6.90
Strikeouts	26
Teams
Montréal Expos (2004)

Shawn Hill (born April 28, 1981 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a Canadian baseball pitcher. He plays for the Washington Nationals. He was part of Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics who finished in fourth place.

1 Pre MLB
2 MLB
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Pre MLB

Hill played baseball at Bishop P F Reding High School in Milton, Ontario, Canada. He was drafted by San Diego Padres in 33rd round (1,012nd overall) of 1999 amateur entry draft, but did not sign. He was drafted the next year by the Montreal Expos in 6th round (165th overall). In 82 minor league games, Hill has a 32-24 record. He has a 3.16 ERA in 5 minor league seasons. In 14 minor league at-bats, Hill has 4 hits, 1 double, 2 home runs, 7 RBI, and 4 runs. Hill participated in the 2003 All Star Futures Game, playing for the World team.

[edit] MLB

Hill made his major league debut on June 29, 2004 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Hill went 2.2 innings, giving up 7 hits, 4 walks, and 8 earned runs in 17-7 Loss.

On July 4, 2004, Hill was the winning pitcher in what was the final game between two Canadian Major League Baseball teams, as the Expos defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4. Ironically, the game was played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where 21 of Montreal's home games were played in 2004.

His final MLB start of 2004 came on July 9. Hil pitched only 1.1 innings, giving up 7 hits and 7 earned runs in an 11-0 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In his 3 starts, Hill has a 1-2 record, giving up 16 earned runs in 9 innings. Hill has an ERA of 16.00.

Hill missed all of 2005 with Tommy John surgery. He was on Canada's provisional roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic, but did not play.

Hill returned to make a start for the Washington Nationals on May 27, 2006 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched seven innings, allowing one earned run and five hits. He also struck out three batters and walked two. Hill made his last start of 2006 on June 28. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow soreness on August 1.