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James Howard "Jim" Thome (pronEng?to?me?; born August 27, 1970 in city-statePeoriaIllinois) is an American (United States) Major League Baseball designated hitter for the Minnesota Twins.
Number on List: 25
Position: Designated Hitter
Date of birth: 1970-08-27
Birth Location: Peoria, Illinois
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Awards: *First ever pinch-hitter in Target Field *Silver Slugger Award winner (by1996) *AL Comeback Player of the Year (Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award) (by2006) *5x All-Star (Major League Baseball All-Star Game) selection (by1997, by1998, by1999, by2004, by2006) *Led NL (National League) in home runs in by2003 *Led AL (American League) in walks (Base on balls) in by1997, by1999, and by2002 *Roberto Clemente Award (2002) *Lou Gehrig Memorial Award winner (2004) *Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award (2001, 2004) *500 home run club *2x Player of the month (9/2003, 6/2004)
MLB Debut
| September 4 | , | 1991 |
Last MLB appearance
Career statistics
| Batting average | .277 |
| Hits (Hit (baseball)) | 2,157 |
| Home runs | 569 |
| Runs batted in (Run batted in) | 1,581 |
| Base on balls | 1,635 |
Teams
Career highlights and awards
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