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Big Hurt Close to Retiring

Found June 26, 2009 on FanHouse:
PLAYERS: Frank Thomas
TEAMS: Oakland Athletics

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by Tom FornelliFiled under: Athletics, Blue Jays, White Sox, MLB RumorsWith the White Sox and Cubs set to begin their second series against each other this season at U.S. Cellular Field, former White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas is back in Chicago, but instead of playing he's now a member of the local media. The two-time AL MVP is 41 years old now but he's still open to the idea of coming back and playing if anybody is interested in his services.The problem is that there just aren't that many teams in the market for a 41-year old designated hitter right now, and it's highly unlikely there will be any suitors for the Big Hurt in the near future. So it's not exactly a shocker that while giving a radio interview in Chicago on Thursday Thomas said he's very close to just hanging up his cleats.Big Hurt Close to Retiring originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:53:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Lin...
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