Back in March, Rich Hill and his wife Caitlin launched “Field of Genes,” a campaign to support Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in their research of rare genetic diseases. It stemmed from the Hills losing their son, Bryce, five years ago to a mysterious disease.
The Hills began their effort on the nationally recognized Rare Disease Day with a $575,000 donation. The couple by all accounts is revered in several communities and Hill regularly drew praise from his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates.
As Hill remains a free agent and on the mend from surgery to detach a torn portion of the UCL in his left elbow, he and his wife were on hand at Gillette Stadium to watch the New England Patriots face the Kansas City Chiefs in a key AFC East divisional game.