Jim Thome
James Howard "Jim" Thome ( /ˈtoʊmeɪ/; born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. He ... More »
Philliesship Jim Thome to Orioles for minor leaguers
In 30 games this season, Jim Thome is hitting .242 with five home runs and 15 RBIs. BALTIMORE (AP) -- Slugger Jim Thome is headed to the Baltimore Orioles, whose struggling offense is in dire need of some punch. Thome was traded from the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday ... Read more »
Thome returns to Target Field with Orioles
MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim Thome is back in the visitor's dugout at Target Field, this time as a member of the Orioles. After playing three games against the Twins as a member of the Phillies from June 12-14, Thome returned Monday as Minnesota opened up a four-game set with Baltimore. He ... Read more »
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles
Nate McLouth hit a leadoff shot in the first inning and Jim Thome and Mark Reynolds also homered. Baltimore has hit seven home runs three times, most recently on Aug. 26, 1985. "Home runs are very unique, and when you do what we did tonight, it's something to be proud of. It's something ... Read more »
Jim Thome belts No. 610,passes Sammy Sosa on career homer list
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jim Thome hit his 610th home run to pass Sammy Sosa and move into seventh place on the all-time list. Thome led off the fourth inning for Baltimore on Friday night and connected off Cleveland's Derek Lowe. It was the 41-year-old's first homer since being acquired ... Read more »
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Philadelphia Phillies
With Price going in the opener, the Phillies likely won't have lefty-swinging Jim Thome in the starting lineup. Thome, however, was the hero of Saturday's 7-6 victory with a pinch-hit home run off left-hander Jake McGee in the bottom of the ninth to win the game. Thome ... Read more »
'Progressing nicely,' Doc throws bullpen session
" MIAMI -- Could Jim Thome be on his way out of Philadelphia? Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said 10 days ago he had been taking calls about Thome's availability following a stellar performance during a nine-game Interleague road trip, when Thome had four home ... Read more »
Jim Thome expected to be on DL into September
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Jim Thome will be unavailable to the Baltimore Orioles at least into September because of a herniated disk. The 41-year-old Thome has been on the disabled list since Tuesday. He received an epidural Thursday and was told at that time to rest for 30 days before ... Read more »
Minnesota Twins' Francisco Liriano may have turned the corner
Off his last three starts, the Twins' Francisco Liriano may've turned the corner With Philly going to Toronto this weekend, look to vet Jim Thome for quick power The Waiver Wire is here to offer up the choicest cuts of waiver wire goodness, paying attention to mixed, as well as AL- and ... Read more »
Thome adjusting to role of bat off the bench
TORONTO -- There isn't much Jim Thome hasn't done or seen, after logging more than 2,500 games and 10,000 plate appearances during his 22-year Major League career. He has starred in both leagues, going from a young, middle-of-the-order bat to a veteran pinch-hitter who will turn 42 years ... Read more »
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles
Yankees 1 - Orioles 0, Bottom 3rd Jim Thome, two years older than Pettitte, skies to left field to open the O's half of the third. Machado bounces to short for out number two. Then finally, the magic man, Robert Andino, hits a little blooper that drops onto the center field grass... Read more »
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles
Hardy and Chris Davis hit solo homers, and Jim Thome drove in two runs for Baltimore. The Orioles completed a sweep and went 13-5 against Boston, their most wins in a single season versus the Red Sox since 1970 (13-5). Joe Saunders (3-3) allowed three runs, eight hits and no walks in 7 ... Read more »
AL East race stays tight, Reds clinch and NL Cy Young battle
AL East race stays tight, Reds clinch and NL Cy Young battle Jim Thome drove in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning against the Red Sox. Fireworks and champagne in Cincinnati. A September classic in the Bronx. For the Orioles another --- what else? --- extra-inning win. A dramatic ... Read more »
MLB.com Gameday
Perhaps re-energized by his return to Cleveland, where he spent the first 12 years of his career, Jim Thome hit two home runs this weekend against the Indians. They were Thome's first home runs since being traded to the Orioles on June 30. Since the trade, Thome is ... Read more »
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Phillies designated hitter Jim Thome cut the lead in half when he led off the second with a home run to right, his fourth. Thome's long ball was his 100th with Philadelphia, making him the fourth player in major league history to hit at least 100 home runs with three different ... Read more »
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Baltimore Orioles
Jim Thome, Jimmy Rollins and Hector Luna hit solo home runs for the Phillies, who have lost seven of eight. Hunter Pence added four hits for the Philadelphia. Luis Ayala (2-1) pitched one inning for the win. Rosenberg, called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, worked a perfect 11th ... Read more »
Texas Writer Says Michael Young Wants To Be In The Hall Of Fame, Compares Him To Jim Thome And Derek...
“Well, you guys had [Jim] Thome there for a while and I consider Jim Thome about as good a professional as there is in Major League Baseball, and Michael [Young] is on that scale. He was this teams version of Derek Jeter,” Grant told 94WIP’s Angelo Cataldi and the Morning ... Read more »
Thome closing in on return to Orioles
SEATTLE -- Orioles designated hitter Jim Thome took five or six at-bats in a simulated game at the team's spring facility in Sarasota, Fla., on Monday as the veteran nears a return from a herniated disk in his neck. "We'd love to get him back," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of ... Read more »
Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles
Cook then gave up an RBI single to Hardy and went to 0-2 on Jim Thome before yielding the game-tying single. Cook hit Jones with a pitch before Davis lined a single to left to bring home Hardy. Thome was thrown out at the plate on a play that wasn't even close. The decision to ... Read more »
Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles
The only hits against him were a single by Jim Thome in the first inning, a double by Thome in the third and single by Mark Reynolds in the seventh. It was the Anti-All-Star game for Detroit's ace, who couldn't wait to get back on the mound after the debacle in Kansas City. "Yes... Read more »
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox
Jim Thome was activated from the disabled list Friday and could be back in Baltimore's lineup for the first time after missing nearly two months with a herniated disc in his neck. Thome, though, is 0 for 5 lifetime against scheduled starter Aaron Cook (4-10, 4.93 ERA). Orioles ... Read more »
