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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 246
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Aug 27, 1970, Peoria, IL Contract: Signed through 2008 with a club option for 2009. |
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| September 2, 2006 Jim Thome, who has been hampered by a tight left hamstring, was not in the starting lineup on Saturday but manager Ozzie Guillen said he would start on Sunday, according to the AP. Thome was going to get one day off this weekend and he is 12-for-37 (.324) with three home runs and two doubles off Sunday's starter Mark Redman. |
| September 2, 2006 Manager Ozzie Guillen plans to be careful with Jim Thome the rest of the way, according to the Daily Southtown. Thome, who has been dealing with a left hamstring injury, is likely to sit out day games that follow night games. |
| September 1, 2006 Jim Thome, who had missed five of the past six games with a strained left hamstring, was back in the lineup on Friday, according to the AP. However, manager Ozzie Guillen indicated that Thome would likely sit out either the Saturday or Sunday game with the Royals starting left-handed pitchers in the final two games of the series. |
| August 31, 2006 Jim Thome was held out of Thursday's game after aggravating his strained left hamstring the day before, according to the AP. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said he probably would rest the slugger on Friday. |
| August 31, 2006 Jim Thome was out of the starting lineup Thursday after slightly re-aggravating his strained left hamstring Wednesday, according to the AP. It's uncertain if he'll be back in the lineup tomorrow. |
| August 30, 2006 Jim Thome returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday after missing five games with a strained hamstring, according to the AP. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his return. Thome has batted in the No. 3 spot for most of the year, but manager Ozzie Guillen plans to have him bat cleanup the rest of the way. |
| August 29, 2006 Jim Thome missed his fourth straight game with a strained left hamstring, according to the AP. Thome was due back in the lineup on Tuesday, but was held out because of rain in the afternoon. He didn't want to put pressure on his hamstring on the wet surface. |
| August 27, 2006 Jim Thome, who is sidelined with a sore left hamstring, may be able to return to the lineup on Tuesday, according to the AP. "I think he will hit tomorrow (off day Monday). We will see how he feels, but I expect him to start on Tuesday," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Our offense misses him, we can fill that hole for a few days but not the rest of the season." Thome has missed the last four games with the injury. |
| August 27, 2006 Jim Thome missed his fourth straight game Sunday with a strained left hamstring, according to the AP. He remains day-to-day. "When he's ready to go, I'll let you know," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Right now, he's not." |
| August 27, 2006 Jim Thome tested his strained left hamstring by taking some swings in a batting cage on Saturday, according to the Daily Southtown. "Thome swung the bat good," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "But I'm not rushing him and say that 'You have to be there tomorrow.' I don't want to set a day for him, but (his return) is not too far for him. Hopefully, in two or three days, he'll be ready." |
| August 26, 2006 Jim Thome might be able to appear as a pinch-hitter today despite the hamstring injury which kept him from his second straight game on Friday, according to the Daily Southtown. "I don't think he will be on the (disabled list)," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "He will be day by day. (Friday), I'm definitely not going to use him. (Today), maybe a pinch hit or something but I don't know for sure." |
| August 25, 2006 Jim Thome's left hamstring strain is feeling better, but it's still unlikely that he will appear in a game this weekend, according to the AP. "Everything is coming along good. We did a lot of treatment, obviously," Thome said Friday. "I'm feeling better than yesterday and I think that's kind of how this all works. You start feeling better every day and that's really all I can say." Thome injured the hamstring Wednesday night. |
| August 24, 2006 Jim Thome isn't expected to play this weekend in the series against the Twins, according to the AP. Thome strained his left hamstring Wednesday night running out a ground-rule double. Ross Gload played first base and Paul Konerko was in the DH spot for the Sox Thursday. "We don't think we will have to put him on the disabled list. His injury is in the lower part of the hamstring, which the trainers tell me is not as bad as it would be if it's higher," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "We can go a few days without him. (Ross) Gload will play more and in a few days we will have a few more players from call-ups that should help." Thome isn't sure how long he'll be out. "I'm walking a little better today, but I don't feel any different. I just have to get more treatment every day. It could be day-to-day or it could be longer. I just don't know." |
| August 24, 2006 Jim Thome will not play today and could be sidelined for the entire weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune. Thome strained his hamstring while running the bases during Wednesday night's game. |
| August 23, 2006 Jim Thome limped off the field with a strained left hamstring in the second inning Wednesday night against the Tigers, according to the AP. He pulled up after rounding first base on a ground-rule double and was favoring his left leg. |
| August 15, 2006 Jim Thome is dealing with soreness in his right wrist, but he plans on playing through the discomfort, according to the Chicago Tribune. "This time of year you're going to have those little nicks and bruises, aches and pains," Thome said. "It's part of baseball this time of year." Thome hit his 36th homer of the year on Monday night. |
| August 3, 2006 According to the Chicago Tribune, Jim Thome reported that his back spasms had subsided enough for him to hit soft toss and off a tee. Thome hopes to play on Friday. |
| August 2, 2006 Jim Thome remained sidelined by his sore back Wednesday, though he hopes to return to action after the White Sox's day off Thursday, according to the AP. "It is coming along good, OK," Thome said. "It is much better today than yesterday. I think they're just giving me an extra day with an off day Thursday. It is kind of the plan." |
| August 1, 2006 Jim Thome, who has missed the last three games with a right wrist injury and lower back soreness, could return to the lineup on Wednesday, according to the AP. "Hopefully, he'll be able to play tomorrow," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I don't think it is a big deal, just tightness. They are working on it today, trying to get him loose. He is always going to be sore in the back because of the way he swings. He likes to swing hard. Obviously, when you're that big and you swing the way he swings, you're going to show up with tightness and soreness from time to time." However, Guillen also stated that he may decide to keep Thome out of the lineup one more day. |
| August 1, 2006 It's unclear when Jim Thome, who is dealing with soreness in his right wrist, will return to the lineup, according to the Daily Southtown. "(Doctors) looked at him," Sox trainer Herm Schneider said. "It's not in the joint and it's nothing joint related or bone related. It's just tendinitis, a lot of swinging, that's all." Thome has missed the last two games with the injury. |
| July 31, 2006 Jim Thome, who missed Sunday's game with soreness in his right wrist, returned to Chicago to receive a cortisone shot on Monday morning, according to the AP. He rejoined the team on Monday night in Kansas City, but was not in the starting lineup. |
| June 29, 2006 Jim Thome probably will start Saturday's game at first base against right-handed starter Greg Maddux, according to the Daily Southtown. He'll be limited to pinch-hitting duties for the rest of the interleague games this week. |
| June 26, 2006 Designated hitter Jim Thome is expected to play first base Tuesday against the National League Pirates, according to the Daily Southtown. "I don't want him going three or four days without playing," manager Ozzie Guillen said. He probably will start at first again Saturday or Sunday. |
| June 18, 2006 Jim Thome is slated to make his season debut at first base during today's interleague game against the Reds. However, manager Ozzie Guillen said that Thome could be pulled from the game by the sixth inning unless the contest is still close, according to the Daily Southtown. "He'll have a couple of at-bats, and if we have to make a double switch, we'll do it," Guillen said. "But if the game's on the line, he's going to play nine innings. (Monday) we have a day off so he can recover." |
| June 13, 2006 Jim Thome is expected to make his debut at first base against the Reds on Sunday, according to the Daily Southtown. "Like I said, he's not going to sit down for nine games. It's not going to happen," manager Ozzie Guillen said Monday. Thome has yet to play first base this season. |
| June 12, 2006 Jim Thome has been taking pregame grounders at first base to prepare himself for a start or two this weekend in Cincinnati, according to the AP. Thome has been in the DH spot for every start this year. |
| June 11, 2006 Manager Ozzie Guillen is uncertain how he will use Jim Thome when the White Sox visit National League ballparks during interleague play, starting with a three-game series at Cincinnati that begins on Friday, according to the AP. Guillen has stated that he hopes to get Thome some time at first base. |
| June 7, 2006 After Jim Thome returned to action last night, he reported no pain in his injured groin, according to the Daily Soutthown. "I feel great," Thome said. In fact, he said he probably could play some first base during the interleague games that are coming up in National League parks. |
| June 6, 2006 Jim Thome returned to the White Sox lineup Tuesday after missing three games with a strained groin. Thome went 1-for-3. |
| June 4, 2006 Jim Thome missed his third straight game on Sunday but hopes to be back in the lineup on Tuesday, according to the AP. Thome has been bothered by a strained groin. |
| June 4, 2006 Jim Thome will not return to action until at least Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. He's missed the past two games due to a strained groin. "He's not 100 percent," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I'd rather give him two more days off. To me, it's more important to have him for the rest of the season." |
| June 3, 2006 Jim Thome missed his second straight game with a strained left groin, according to the AP. The strain bothers Thome when he pushes off while he's swinging the bat. "It's definitely better than it was yesterday," said Thome. "That's the frustrating thing. When you get those little injuries, you want to be out there." Manager Ozzie Guillen said that if the groin is still bothering Thome when interleague play starts then he won't see time at first base. Ross Gload filled in for Thome and played first, while Paul Konerko shifted to DH. |
| June 3, 2006 Although White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said last night he was "pretty sure" Jim Thome would return to the starting lineup today, he later implied that he might play it safe with Thome and hold him out again today, according to the Chicago Tribune. Thome missed yesterday's game with a strain in his left groin. "I told him, 'We don't need you for a couple of days; we need you for three months,'" Guillen said. "I'd rather him lose a couple of days than lose him a week. It's nothing bad. He could have played but not in that situation." |
| June 2, 2006 Jim Thome was scratched from the lineup Friday with a strain in the left quadriceps and adductor area, according to the AP. He is expected to be back in the linup on Saturday. |
| May 31, 2006 Apparently, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen plans to rotate Jim Thome and Paul Konerko through first base in the interleague games they'll play next month without a designated hitter, according to the Chicago Tribune. "There's no way I'm going to sit this guy," Guillen said of Thome. "When and how much (Thome will play), I don't know. But he has to play. I can't leave this guy on the bench for nine games." |
| May 25, 2006 The Daily Soutthown reports that Jim Thome tweaked his groin during Tuesday's game and still felt some tightness in the muscle on Wednesday. "It's just something I need to take care of and stay on top of," said Thome, who started Wednesday's contest. "It's not as serious; no, it's nothing at all." |
| May 24, 2006 It's not clear if Jim Thome will take part in the six games the White Sox will play without a designated hitter in National League parks next month, since he'd risk injuring himself by playing first base, according to the Chicago Tribune. "In my opinion we shouldn't even play him," manager Ozzie manager Ozzie Guillen said. "It's going be a real tough call because of his health." |
| May 24, 2006 Jim Thome went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI prior to leaving Tuesdays game in the eighth inning for a pinch runner after tweaking his right groin, according to the AP. Thome said he will be fine for Wednesday's game against the Athletics. |
| March 22, 2006 Jim Thome played in minor league games yesterday but will be back with the White Sox today, according to the Daily Southtown. He has a sore left hamstring. |
| February 27, 2006 The White Sox don't plan to have Jim Thome play first base in exhibition games until the middle of March, though he remains on schedule to be over his elbow surgery when the regular season begins, according to the Chicago Tribune. Thome will DH in early exhibition games. |
| February 23, 2006 Jim Thome said he's all right with batting third, in front of Paul Konerko, for the White Sox, according to the Daily Southtown. "If I had to make a lineup right now I would have Thome batting third," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "The reason is, Thome, he strikes out a lot, but he walks a lot. Having him over there will give Paulie an opportunity to drive in more runs because (Thome) does have a good on-base percentage." |