13 Facts About Jim Thome

1. On January 24, 2018, Jim Thome was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

2. On July 2, 2013, Jim Thome joined the White Sox organization as special assistant to the general manager.

3. In January 2011, Jim Thome accepted a one-year, $3 million contract with incentives to continue playing for the Twins.

4. Toward the end of the season, Jim Thome commented that playing with the Twins made him feel rejuvenated.

5. On September 16, 2007, Jim Thome joined the 500 home run club by hitting a walk-off home run against Los Angeles Angels pitcher Dustin Moseley.

6. On May 1, 2006, Jim Thome returned to Cleveland to play against the Indians in his first game as a visitor at Jacobs Field, and received an unenthusiastic reception.

7. For the season, Jim Thome hit 42 home runs, drove in 109 runs, and hit.

8. In 2004, Jim Thome won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, which is given to players who best exemplify Gehrig's character and integrity both on and off the field.

9. On June 14, 2004 at Citizens Bank Park, Jim Thome hit his 400th career home run, surpassing Al Kaline for 37th on the all-time home run list.

10. In July 1998, Jim Thome hit his 24th home run of that season while helping the Indians end the Yankees' 10-game winning streak.

11. That year, Jim Thome helped the Indians set a new franchise single-season record for home runs, contributing 40 of them.

12. In 2018, Jim Thome was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

13. With the Indians, Jim Thome was part of a core of players that led the franchise to two World Series appearances in three years during the mid-1990s.