Koyie Hill has been with the Cubs organization since 2007, but has never spent significant time in the big leagues, until now.
With the release of Paul Bako, the Cubs made it official that Hill will be the back up catcher to Geovany Soto, who is come off a rookie of the year season.
Hill won't be getting the opportunity to play everyday, but that was something he knew going into spring training.
Right now, he is just happy to be playing baseball.
Hill played his college ball in the Missouri Valley Conference at nearby Wichita State University, where he was a 3-year letterman and starter at third base.
As a junior there, Hill led the MVC in hits and batting average on his way to receiving All-Conference honors.
While at Wichita State, Hill was selected to play for team USA and was their primary second baseman.
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Hill after playing three years of college ball.
He made his long awaited MLB debut in 2003 with the Dodgers, but was traded early the next season to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
During the 2004 season with the Diamondbacks, Hill got an opportunity to play, but his season ended with a broken ankle in a collision at the plate.
The next year Hill began the year as the starting catcher for Arizona, but he was unable to get things going at the plate and was sent down after playing in only 35 games.
In 2006 Hill didn't spend anytime in the bigs.
Then, in 2007, the Cubs signed him to a minor league contract, only to bring him up to the majors to play in place of injured Henry Blanco.
After the 2007 season, Hill had a major accident.
He was working on his house when he cut off his thumb and severely cut his other 4 fingers.
He was able to keep the fingers and after spending all of last year in the minors, Hill is ready to give it another shot in the pros even though he is not able to have full use of his three primary fingers.