Rich Hill, 44, makes relief appearance for Red Sox. It’s his 20th major league season

BOSTON (AP) — Left-hander Rich Hill came on in relief for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night and became the only active player to appear in a major league game in each of the last 20 seasons.

Hill replaced starter Kutter Crawford with two outs in the seventh and struck out Toronto center fielder Daulton Varsho with a runner on second to end the inning. The 44-year-old Hill, who is in his fourth stint with the Red Sox, received a nice cheer from the crowd and a handshake from manager Alex Cora when he returned to the dugout.

He came back out for the eighth with Boston trailing 2-0 and retired all three batters he faced on a strikeout and two grounders.

Hill joins Tim Wakefield as the only pitchers to appear for the Red Sox at 44 or older.