Glenallen Hill was born on March 22,1965 and is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder.
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28 Facts About Glenallen Hill
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Glenallen Hill's father worked as a trucker and later in construction.
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Glenallen Hill graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1983 where he was a three-sport star.
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Glenallen Hill committed to attend Arizona State University where he had received scholarship offers to play both baseball and football.
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Glenallen Hill was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft, in the ninth round and 219th overall.
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Glenallen Hill made his major league debut on July 31,1989, with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Glenallen Hill collected his first Major League hit, and RBI single, off of Andy Hawkins.
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Glenallen Hill played in 37 games for the Indians in 1991 collected 32 hits while driving in 14 runs.
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Glenallen Hill played in 66 games for the Indians in 1993 and hit only.
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When play resumed, no one noticed that Glenallen Hill had moved from first to second, thus giving him a stolen base.
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Glenallen Hill played in 31 games for the Cubs in his first season hitting.
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Glenallen Hill signed with the Giants on April 9,1995, where he hit.
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Glenallen Hill was the first National League player to serve as a designated hitter in regular season play, doing so on June 12,1997, in the first-ever game in interleague play as his San Francisco Giants faced the Texas Rangers at The Ballpark at Arlington.
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Glenallen Hill was selected off waivers by the Cubs on July 6,1998.
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Glenallen Hill played in one game during the 1998 National League Division Series where he was one for three with a run batted in and a stolen base.
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On May 11,2000, Hill became the first, and thus far only player to hit a home run on the three-story residential building across the street from Wrigley Field at 1032 W Waveland Ave.
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Glenallen Hill played in 40 games for the Yankees, mostly as a designated hitter.
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Glenallen Hill hit 16 home runs in a rotating designated hitter role and was added to the postseason roster.
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Glenallen Hill played in four games in the 2000 American League Division Series against the Oakland A's and was 1 for 12 with 2 runs batted in.
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Glenallen Hill earned a World Series ring when the Yankees defeated the Mets in five games.
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On March 28,2001, Glenallen Hill was traded to the Angels for minor-leaguer Darren Blakely.
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In 2007, Glenallen Hill started wearing a helmet while coaching first base following the death of Tulsa Drillers first base coach and former major leaguer Mike Coolbaugh from injuries sustained when hit in the head by a batted ball.
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Glenallen Hill quickly became an advocate for all first base coaches to wear helmets.
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In December 2007, Glenallen Hill was included in the Mitchell Report in which it was alleged that he had used performance-enhancing drugs during his career.
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Radomski stated that Glenallen Hill purchased two kits of HGH from him and provided a photocopy of a cancelled check from Glenallen Hill for $3,200.
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Glenallen Hill stated that this had been a one-time purchase, and that he had never used performance-enhancing substances.
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Glenallen Hill admitted that the drugs had stayed in his possession until 2007 when he discovered them while unpacking from a move.
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On December 20,2007, Glenallen Hill was named in Jason Grimsley's unsealed affidavit as a user of steroids.
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