Here are three things to know about new Red Sox pitcher Rich Hill — a Milton native who rejoined the Red Sox at age 42 on a one-year deal.
Hill wasn’t shy about coming home.
In November, Hill dropped a hint he could return to the Red Sox.
Per The Boston Globe‘s Alex Speier, Hill saw the Red Sox at the time as a team with “considerable” appeal.
“[The Red Sox] do things right,” Hill said, per Speier. “I’ve been around 14 organizations. … If I tell you that they’re in the upper echelon [of franchises], they’re doing pretty good.