Rich Hill has been a staple of Major League Baseball for more than 20 years, and the veteran pitcher isn’t hanging up his cleats just yet. Hill, 45, was called up to the Majors by the Royals on Tuesday to start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Hill, who set a record as the oldest player to appear in a game for the Royals, allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out one, although he did get eight swings and misses in his 90-pitch outing. Hill's fastest pitch of the night was a 91.1 mph fastball.

By calling up Rich Hill for Tuesday's showdown with the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Royals put the 45-year-old left-hander in position to make history.

One of the most intriguing storylines of the MLB season emerged on Monday, when the Kansas City Royals announced that 45-year-old journeyman pitcher Rich Hill would make the start on Tuesday night. Hill was recently called up from the Royals' minor league system and now becomes the oldest active

Only three pitchers have been older when they made a start against the Cubs. Jamie Moyer did it five times, all with the Phillies. He was 47/239 when he made the last of the five, on July 15, 2010. Horace Lisenbee of the Reds was 46/258 when he started for the Reds on June 8,