Minor Matters: Nationals Release Koyie Hill, D'Backs Outright Yonata Ortega
The Arizona Diamondbacks have outrighted right-handed pitcher Yonata Ortega off the team's 40-man roster and the Washington Nationals have released Koyie Hill.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 | 251 | 26 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 7 | .259 | .324 | .343 | |
| 2001 | 134 | 498 | 65 | 150 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 79 | 49 | 82 | 21 | 12 | .301 | .368 | .398 | |
| 2002 | 130 | 468 | 67 | 127 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 76 | 88 | 5 | 3 | .271 | .368 | .400 | |
| 2003 | Dodgers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2003 | 25 | 101 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .228 | .271 | .297 | |
| 2004 | Diamondbacks | 13 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .289 | .361 |
| 2004 | 91 | 350 | 57 | 100 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 28 | 69 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .339 | .471 | |
| 2005 | Diamondbacks | 34 | 78 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .308 | .282 |
| 2005 | 50 | 168 | 22 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 0 | .244 | .337 | .399 | |
| 2006 | 20 | 70 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .197 | .214 | |
| 2007 | Cubs | 36 | 93 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .231 | .269 |
| 2007 | 47 | 149 | 22 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .322 | .364 | .470 | |
| 2008 | Cubs | 10 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .095 | .143 |
| 2008 | 113 | 364 | 56 | 100 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 64 | 40 | 77 | 3 | 2 | .275 | .350 | .492 | |
| 2009 | Cubs | 83 | 253 | 26 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 78 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .312 | .324 |
| 2010 | Cubs | 77 | 215 | 18 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 61 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .254 | .298 |
| 2011 | Cubs | 46 | 134 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .268 | .276 |
| 2012 | Cubs | 11 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .205 |
| 2012 | 14 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .250 | .341 | |
| Career Total | 313 | 872 | 78 | 183 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 74 | 251 | 3 | 1 | .210 | .271 | .294 | |
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