Oldtime Baseball Game

Longtime big-league left-hander Rich Hill, who most recently pitched for the Kansas City Royals on July 28, will be appearing in the Oldtime Baseball Game Thursday night at 7 at St. Peter’s Field in Cambridge. The game was originally planned for Wednesday night, with Brock Holt appearing, but the change from Wednesday to Thursday made it impossible for him to attend.

Hill, who has pitched for 14 teams in an MLB career that began in 2005, will become the first player in the 31-year history of the Oldtime Baseball Game to appear in the game and in the big leagues in the same season. Hill plans to go to bat and play in the field, but most likely will not pitch.

As an added twist, it was Red Sox vice president of scouting development Gus Quattlebaum, who is being honored at the Oldtime Baseball Game, who enlisted Hill to appear in the game. The Oldtime Baseball Game is played as a fundraiser for The Boston Home, a non-profit residence and national resource for adults with advanced neurological disorders, primarily multiple sclerosis. Quattlebaum was diagnosed with primary progressive MS in 2021.

Quattlebaum will throw out the first pitch at the Oldtime Baseball Game, with longtime Red Sox scout Steve Langone as his catcher. Langone played in the game from 1995 to 1999 during his days at Reading High School and Boston College.

The 31st Annual Oldtime Baseball Game is almost here, and the teams are ready to take the field! Check out the starting lineups for Team Abbott and Team Anderegg below.