Glenallen Hill

Glenallen Hill

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
• High School Santa Cruz High School
• Debut July 31, 1989
• Final Game May 31, 2001
• Born March 22, 1965 in Santa Cruz, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Glenallen Hill once hit a home run onto a rooftop on Waveland Avenue outside of Wrigley Field. He was also the first man to hit a home run completely out of Safeco Field, having done it during batting practice in 2000. That feat wouldn't be replicated for 16 years.

He was the victim of perhaps the most bizarre injury in baseball history. He suffered cuts, scrapes, and bruises while sleepwalking during a nightmare about spiders.

His defensive play was once described as "akin to watching a gaffed haddock surface for air." He once was arguing balls and strikes with an umpire, who ordered the pitcher to deliver the next pitch while Hill was standing several feet out of the box. With a two strike count, Hill jumped into the box while the ball was being delivered and amazingly slapped the ball to right field for a single.

Hill was a coach for the Visalia Oaks (2004) and Modesto Nuts (2005-2006) and replaced Chad Kreuter as manager of the Nuts in June 2006. He was promoted to the Colorado Rockies coaching staff following in 2007. After six seasons on the big league staff, Hill became manager of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 2013.

Hill admitted in February of 2008 to using performance-enhancing substances during his career. He said he had made poor decisions in his past. His son, SS Glenallen Hill Jr., was a fourth-round pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2019 amateur draft.

Notable Achievements

• 20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1995 & 1998-2000)
• Won a World Series with the New York Yankees in 2000

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
2006	Modesto Nuts	California League	38-50	8th	Colorado Rockies		replaced Chad Kreuter (28-24) on June 2
2013	Colorado Springs SkySox	Pacific Coast League	67-76	13th	Colorado Rockies
2014	Colorado Springs SkySox	Pacific Coast League	53-91	16th	Colorado Rockies
2015	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	62-82	14th	Colorado Rockies
2016	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	71-72	7th (t)	Colorado Rockies
2017	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	68-73	11th	Colorado Rockies
2018	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	63-77	14th	Colorado Rockies
2019	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pacific Coast League	60-80	15th	Colorado Rockies

Related Sites

• Video of Hill's rooftop homerun