By calling up Rich Hill for Tuesday's showdown with the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Royals put the 45-year-old left-hander in position to make history.

After not being selected in the 2025 MLB draft, Alabama Crimson Tide right-handed pitcher Braylon Myers has now reportedly signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Cubs. Myers joins fellow Alabama teammate Kade Snell in heading to Chicago, as the outfielder was previously selected by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB draft.

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Hill is 45 years old, which is remarkable enough. Even crazier is the record Hill is going to tie. This will be the 14th MLB team he pitches for, matching Edwin Jackson for most in league history. The Royals are 48-52 at the time of Hill's call-up, with a lot of work to do to try and return to the playoff race.

On June 15, 2005, Rich Hill made his MLB debut with the Cubs, pitching an inning in relief against the Marlins. More than two decades later, the now-45-year-old lefty received a similar call-up, this time by the Royals, per MLB.com's Anne Rogers.

The quest of youth pitchers to emulate their heroes, such as Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom, has caused them to need the same surgeries as the pros.

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Jeff Bittiger, who was serving as a scout for the Athletics, has died, the organization announced. He was 63 years old. Bittiger spent the past 22 years as a scout for the Athletics before he died Saturday morning after a battle with cancer.

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ben McDonald wrote on social media he got off "very lucky" after he fell 25 feet from a deer stand and landed in the hospital.

A California native, Melton played college baseball at San Diego State and was selected by the Tigers in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft. He is currently ranked as the Tigers’ No. 10 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Scouting reports praise his mid-90s fastball and deep arsenal, which includes a cutter, curveball, slider and changeup.