RHP Gary Gill Hill

FLUSHING, NY, August 2, 2026 - "The New York Mets have announced that they have acquired RHP Gary Gill Hill from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for RHP Freddy Peralta. Gill Hill, 21, was born in New Rochelle, NY, and was selected by the Rays in the sixth round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft out of John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School in Somers, NY. He has made 20 starts between Double-A and High-A this season, going 7-3 with a 4.49 ERA (54 ER/108.1 IP), 23 walks and 87 strikeouts. In 81 career appearances (78 starts) over four minor league seasons, the 6-2, 160-pounder is 19-20 with a 3.99 ERA (175 ER/394.2 IP), 99 walks and 338 strikeouts. The right-hander was a member of Great Britain's team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic."

Gill Hill has been assigned to the Mets Double-A affiliate, Binghamton.

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 6th round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School (Somers, NY).

Baseball America said this about Gary Gill Hill: "The spindly righthander works with four- and two-seam fastballs that sit around 93-94 mph and peak at 98. He backs them with a slider, sweeper and changeup. The combination allows him to work both horizontally and vertically, though getting whiffs is not a big part of his game. Instead, he generates grounders with the east-west components of his arsenal." 

At the time of the trade he was ranked the #27 prospect in the Rays system by Baseball America,  MLB Pipeline now ranks him as the #17 Mets Prospect.

From the Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes:

PITCH ARSENAL: 4-Seam Fastball (93-95), Sinker (92-94), Cutter (93-95), Slider (88-90), Sweeper (78-80), Changeup (85-87) 

LAST START: Started the series opener vs. Altoona (PIT) last Tuesday and recorded a season-high 8 strikeouts over 6.0 innings, while allowing 2 ER on 4 hits (1 HR) and 1 BB...Gave up a two-run home run to Easton Carmichael in the 2nd inning...After allowing a leadoff single in the 3rd inning, he did not allow another hit until there were two outs in the sixth inning...Has gone 5.0+ innings in each of his first three starts as a member of the Mets organization (6.0 IP in both of his last two starts)...Has gone 5.0+ IP in seven-straight starts (4 with Double-A Montgomery & 3 with Double-A Binghamton)...Has gone 5.0+ IP in 16 of his 18 career Double-A starts.

2026 SEASON: Making fourth start in New York Mets organization, and 19th-career Double-A start...Threw 5.0 scoreless innings and earned the win in his New York Mets organizational debut for Double-A Binghamton vs. Hartford (COL) on August 6...Acquired by the New York Mets, along with INF Émilien Pitre (SYR), and OF Aidan Smith (BRK), in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for RHP Freddy Peralta on Sunday, August 2....Prior to the trade, made 15 starts with Double-A Montgomery and went 4-3, with a 4.43 ERA across 81.1 IP, with 61 SO-to-14 BB...Began the season with High-A Bowling Green and made five starts and went 3-0 with a 4.67 ERA across 27.0 IP...Across High-A and Double-A in the Rays organization this season, he went 5.0+ innings in 18 of 20 starts...On July 19, against Double-A Knoxville, matched a career high of 7.0 innings pitched for the sixth time and the first time at Double-A, with 7 SO and 0 BB, and surrendered two ER...Struck out 20 batters in July with 4 BB across 28.0 IP and held a 2-1 record with a 4.50 ERA...Recorded seven quality starts this season across two levels.

LAST SEASON: Spent the entire season with High-A Bowling Green in the Rays organization...Made 25 starts and went 7-8 with a 3.82 ERA and recorded 107 strikeouts (just 30 walks) over 136.2 innings with a .247 BAA and 1.16 WHIP...He ranked among the South Atlantic League: IP (3rd), WHIP (5th), ERA (7th), BAA (7th), and SO (8th).

CAREER NOTES: After the trade, now ranks as the New York Mets' No. 17 prospect (MLB Pipeline) and No. 5 pitching prospect...Before the trade, he ranked as the Tampa Bay Rays' No. 26 prospect...Represented Team Great Britain in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (2 APP and went 1-1 with 5 SO over 3.2 IP), as his mother Rosalind Gill is from Barbados...Did not focus exclusively on pitching until his junior year of high school.

BACKGROUND: Acquired by the New York Mets, along with prospects INF Émilien Pitre and OF Aidan Smith, in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for RHP Freddy Peralta on August 1...Originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the sixth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School (Somers, N.Y.) at the age of 17-years-old...Born in New Rochelle, New York (Westchester County) and grew up in Walden, New York (Orange County) and attended high school in Somers (Westchester)...Was committed to Wake Forest before getting drafted and signing with the Rays...Grew up rooting for the New York Yankees and New York Knicks."

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