Todd Zola: A rare full Monday slate gets underway at 6:40 p.m. ET with a pair of contests. A couple of spots may be wet, most likely the Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals visiting the Colorado Rockies, but both games are expected to be played.

Rich Hill has been a staple of Major League Baseball for more than 20 years, and the veteran pitcher isn’t hanging up his cleats just yet. Hill, 45, was called up to the Majors by the Royals on Tuesday to start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the Brewers climb to the top of our rankings, the Yankees can’t figure out the Blue Jays, another injury for the Astros, Rich Hill is on the brink of history, and we’re taking stock of the upcoming MLB trade deadline.

Here’s the situation: It’s 2-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning, with Brandon Marsh on second base. Red Sox pitcher Jordan Hicks walked Otto Kemp, then both runners advanced on a wild pitch, leading to an intentional walk to load the bases. And then…

Hill recently became the oldest pitcher since Nolan Ryan to record 10 strikeouts in a professional game. He allowed only one run across seven innings in his last two starts with Triple-A Omaha.

Former Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill, whose last MLB appearance came on Sept. 4, 2024 with the Boston Red Sox, is set to return soon with the Kansas City Royals, according to FanSided's Robert Murray.