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On To The Next One: Aaron Hill

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill has left Beverly Hills Sports Council and signed with Brian Peters and Greg Genske of Legacy Sports Group.  Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal tweeted the change of representation just yesterday.

Hill was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks only a couple of months ago.  The Blue Jays received second baseman Kelly Johnson in return for Hill and utility infielder John McDonald.

While Hill had a very impressive season in 2009 (.286 batting average, 36 home runs, 108 RBI), he has dropped off quite a bit ever since.  In 2010, he batted only .205 and prior to being traded to Arizona in 2011, he was batting a mere .225.  However, Hill picked up his performance after he was traded to Arizona.  In 33 games with the Diamondbacks in 2011, Hill batted .315 and hit 12 doubles.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.