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Koyie Dolan Hill (pronounced 'Koy') was born March 9, 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a catcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-present). Hill is a switch hitter that throws right handed.

Baseball Career

Of all the young prospects in baseball today, Koyie Hill is one of the most promising. While attending Wichita State University, Hill compiled a .355 batting average and 186 runs batted in primarily as a third baseman.

In 1999, Hill played as the second baseman for Team USA. In the games, he totaled a .284 batting average, 3 home runs, and 21 runs batted in.

Hill made his long awaited debut in the Majors in 2003 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, at the time, all-star catcher Paul Lo Duca was cemented as the Dodgers catcher, making Hill expendable. On July 31, 2004, Hill was one of the most prominent names in a trade, going from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for veteran Steve Finley. He would go on to hit .250 with 1 home run and 6 runs batted in in 2004 before breaking his ankle in a collision at home plate.

In 2005, Hill began the season as the starting catcher for the Diamondbacks. His offense, however, did not perform at the level expected, as he would spend the majority of the year platooning with backup catcher Chris Snyder. Having played in only 34 games in 2005, many in the Major League Baseball community felt as though Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly did not give Hill ample time to develop. Koyie will head into the 2006 season battling Snyder for the backup role to Johnny Estrada, a major offseason acquisition of the Diamondbacks.

His dismal 2005 campaign behind him, Hill can only improve. He is still believed to be a future all-star at the Major League level.

Personal life

Koyie Hill and his wife, Meghan, have one daughter, Phoenix Rose, who was born on September 27, 2004.
Hill graduated from Eisenhower High School in Lawton, Oklahoma.

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