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Published on Wednesday, Sep 03, 2008
Associated Press
Koyie Hill may have been the happiest callup of all when the Chicago Cubs expanded their roster for the final month of the season.
Just to be in a major league uniform — any baseball uniform really — seemed unlikely a little more than 10 months ago when Hill nearly lost three fingers and the thumb on his right hand in a table saw accident.
A specialist was able to reattach all four after they were severed and Hill made a miraculous comeback after hours of therapy and a long relearning process that included sessions with Triple-A Iowa hitting coach Von Josuha.
Hill was so determined to play again he said he considered having his pinkie that had been greatly damaged amputated so he could grip the ball better when he threw, an essential part of a catcher's game. After a slow start in Triple-A, Hill warmed up when the weather did.
Hill played 36 games for the Cubs in 2007. This season, as he fought his way back, he found a way to not only throw with his rearranged hand, where the fingers are still discolored and crooked, he was able to hit well. He batted .275 with 17 home runs and 64 RBI in 113 games for Iowa, earning a call back to the majors.
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The Tampa Bay Rays activated closer Troy Percival from the 15-day disabled list. . . . Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain (right rotator cuff tendinitis) as activated from the 15-day DL. . . . Right-hander Chris Lambert was recalled from Triple-A Toledo by the Detroit Tigers. Detroit also recalled left-hander Clay Rapada, purchased the contracts of catcher Dusty Ryan and infielder Mike Hessman, and transferred right-handed pitcher Jeremy Bonderman and catcher Vance Wilson from the 15- to the 60-day disabled list. . . . The Blue Jays activated outfielder Brad Wilkerson off the 15-day DL. . . . The Seattle Mariners activated pitcher Carlos Silva from the 15-day DL. . . . The Baltimore Orioles recalled right-handed pitchers Kam Mickolio, Bob McCrory and Radhames Liz from Triple-A Norfolk and activated outfielder Adam Jones from the 15-day DL. . . . The Texas Rangers recalled catcher Taylor Teagarden. . . . Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
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