Name Derek Hill Role Baseball player | Career start 2014 Bats Right-handed | |
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Derek Hill (born December 30, 1995) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the minor league system for the Detroit Tigers organization of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hill was drafted by the Tigers in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.
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- Get to know whitecaps derek hill
- Derek hill cf detroit tigers
- Early life
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Derek hill cf detroit tigers
Early life
Hill grew up in Des Moines, Iowa with his mother and spent his summers with his father in Northern California, where he played baseball for select teams. In 2011, he moved to Sacramento and attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. He batted an even .500 (47-for-94) in his senior season, with 11 doubles, seven triples 30 runs batted in (RBI) and 29 stolen bases.
Professional career
Hill was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the first round, 23rd overall, in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. On June 11, the Tigers announced they agreed to terms on a deal with Hill that includes a $2 million signing bonus. He was previously committed to play college baseball at the University of Oregon.
Personal life
Hill's father, Orsino Hill, is a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.