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.

Friday night’s game at Kauffman will be broadcast on Apple TV+ and Saturday’s contest will air on Fox 4 as part of the network’s weekly national game. The other game Fox will show nationally on Saturday will be the Dodgers at Red Sox.