Was awarded the AL Comeback Player of the Year by Major League Baseball Was awarded and AL Silver Slugger, representative of the best offensive player at his position for his accomplishments in the 2009 season… Played in 158 games a year after losing the majority of his 2008 season to a concussion… Posted career-highs with 36 home runs, 108 RBI, 195 hits, 103 runs scored and 682 at-bats… BOMBS AWAY: Led Major League second basemen with 36 home runs and 107 RBI… The 36 home runs as a second baseman were tied for third-most in A.L. history behind Alfonso Soriano’s 39 home runs in 2002 and 38 in 2003…In fact, the 107 RBI are the most by any Major League second baseman since Bret Boone recorded 117 in 2003… His seven homeruns in each of May, June & August represented career highs… June 28 vs. PHI, recorded his first multi home run game of his career (would add another, July 25 vs. TB), marking #18 & 19 of the season passing Roberto Alomar for the career mark for home runs by a second basemen in a single season… LEAGUE LEADER: Ranked 5th in hits (195), 2nd in total bases (340), T-5th in multi-hit games (57), T-3rd in home runs (36), T-5th in RBI (108) & 6th in extra-base hits (73)… Also led all #2 hitters in hits, home runs, runs batted in, extra-base hits & total bases… STAR GAZING: Was selected to his first career All-Star Game and started the game at second base after Boston’s Dustin Pedroia could not attend… Went 0-3 in the contest… OUT OF THE GATE: Became the fastest to 50 hits, measured in games (31), in Blue Jay history… His 38 hits in April ranked T-3rd on the all time Club, one shy of Hillenbrand (39 – ‘05) & Stewart (39 – ‘01)… Held a .365 batting average at the conclusion of April… BIG DAYS: Collected a career high four hits on two occasions marking the 8th & 9th times he has done so in his career… TOP DUO: Adam Lind (114 RBI) & Aaron Hill (108 RBI) have become just the 2nd pair in Blue Jays history to record at least 35-HR, 35-2B & 100- RBI in the same season… Also, the 221 combined RBI between the two are the most by a Blue Jay duo since 2003 when Delgado (145) & Wells (117) combined for 262.