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Jim Thome. Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 6-4 , 250lb (193cm, 113kg) Born: August 27, 1970 in Peoria, IL. Draft: Drafted by the in the of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from . : Inducted as Player in 2018.
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Thome was born in Peoria, Illinois, on August 27, 1970, [4] and is the youngest of five children. [5] Many of the Thome family played sports: Jim's grandmother was hired at a local Caterpillar plant solely to play for the company's softball team; his father built bulldozers for Caterpillar and played slow-pitch softball; [5] [6] his aunt Caroline Thome Hart is in the Women's Softball Hall of ...
Jim Thome is a Hall of Fame first baseman who played for four teams from 1991 to 2012. He holds the record for most home runs by a left-handed hitter and won several awards, including the Roberto Clemente Award in 2002.
Jim Thome is a former MLB player who played as a designated hitter for the Baltimore Orioles. He hit 612 home runs and had a .956 OPS in his career.
Born Aug. 27, 1970, Thome came from a family steeped in softball tradition and excelled as a high school athlete in basketball and baseball. Undrafted out of high school, Thome enrolled at Illinois Central College in Peoria and was taken by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB Draft. After struggling in his pro debut in 1989 ...
Aug 27, 2023 · 3. The 500 club. Sept. 16, 2007. To get to 600 homers, one must reach the 500 milestone first. And in typical Thome fashion, his came with a little extra flare. As a member of the White Sox, Thome entered the bottom of the ninth with the game tied at 7 against the Angels and a runner on first.
Jan 25, 2018 · The affable slugger, who hit 612 home runs and 1,747 walks in his 22-year career, was voted in by the BBWAA in 2018. He is the first Indians player to enter the Hall since 1976 and the first to reach 600 homers.
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