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
I'm real proud of the kids. Last year we were beat physically. This year we weren't pushed around. This win goes to last year's seniors as well as this year's.
I don't mind (struggling at the plate now) because that is when you learn. You don't learn anything when you're hitting hot. Then it's just happening. It's when they make adjustments to you, that's when you have to make adjustments to them. Obviously it's not fun but I've learned more since I started to struggle.
It's pretty comfortable, actually. I'll give it a try.
It's just about finding the right arm slot and finding the right position with your feet.
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.
It's the first time we've had four players in double figures all year. As the year is going on, we're really spreading around the scoring a lot more than we did last year ? we're not so one-dimensional. Brad is still dominating, but if he's in foul trouble we can still pull games out.
It's going to be easy to work hard with him because he keeps it fun but he also knows your game so much. Honestly, it's a pleasure getting out there with him because I learn so much when I'm spending time with him.
It's fun to make it interesting for the Red Sox-Yankees pennant race. We're a big team this week.
It was a great game for our low-post players. They were just dynamite.
They are just great, great ball defenders. They've done it to a lot of people this year.
I thought we shot the ball well from the outside, especially in the third quarter. We had solid scoring from everyone, and defensively we were very solid.
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.
It's so much easier having Butter (Butterfield) as an infield coach. Just watching Orlando play, you can't help but learn a lot. I adjusted well to third this year, and working hard really helps everything along. If I do that (with second base), it will feel like home.