CHICAGO — The Kansas City Royals plan to call up 45-year-old pitcher Rich Hill from the minors for a start against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, marking the left-hander's 21st season in the majors. Hill has been at Triple-A Omaha after joining the Royals as part of an offseason trade. He is 4-4 with a 5.36 ERA in nine starts at Omaha.

July 22 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Royals plan to promote Rich Hill from Triple-A, which will make the 45-year-old pitcher the oldest active player in MLB. Royals manager Matt Quatraro confirmed the move Monday night. Hill will start against the Chicago Cubs -- the team that drafted him in 2002 -- on Tuesday in Chicago.

The Royals will be Rich Hill's 14th team in the majors in 21 years after he takes the mound for Kansas City on Tuesday against the Cubs.

The Kansas City Royals routed the Chicago Cubs 12-4 on Monday night, moving to 49-52 on the season. In the win, catcher Salvador Perez went 2-for-5 with two hom

Rich Hill is on the verge of making a record-tying return to the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals, a league source with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic. The 45-year-old left-hander will join the team as a member of its taxi squad on Monday,