Originally slated to start on Opening Day in place of the injured Clayton Kershaw, Rich Hill was unable to take the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers due to a sore left knee.
He was placed on the 10-day injured list to begin the regular season and didn’t make his 2019 debut until the end of April. It was a theme that unfortunately resonated for Hill throughout most of the year.
The left-hander was limited to just 13 regular-season starts as a result of separate knee and elbow injuries that kept him sidelined for long periods of time.