JIM THOME RUMORS & GOSSIP

This off-season the Phillies improved their offense quite a bit by adding multiple free agent reserve types. One of those acquisitions, Jim Thome, is a familiar face that made the man who is in charge of the team each game day extremely pleased.Phils’ manager Charlie Manuel knows what Jim Thome can do and looks forward to the type of contributions Thome will make on and off...

Jim Thome reportedly has a handshake agreement in place with the Chicago White Sox to work within the organization once he retires from playing.

In an interview with Comcast SportsNet, White Sox chairman said that Thome basically has a job waiting for him with the organization when he retires. "When he left here to go to the Twins (in 2010), we kind of shook hands and agreed that, whenever his career is over, he’ll come back to the White Sox in some capacity," Reinsdorf said. "He did say that he wants to...

Jim Thome sat down with Tom McCarthy recently and answered questions from the Phillies' fan club. Your browser does not support iframes.  Erik Seybold is a writer for Buzz On Broad. You can follow him on Twitter @ErikSeyboldPHI.

Jim Thome, at 41 years-old, is in the best shape of his life. Perhaps in better shape than most younger players in the league today. It's pretty amazing to think that a guy who has had so many health problems when the Phillies traded him to the White Sox seven years ago, could be in such great shape today. Maybe it was the journey of chasing 600 home runs. Whatever is causing...

The Cleveland Indians brought back Jim Thome last season. However, they have no plans to reunite with Manny Ramirez. General manager Chris Antonetti said Friday he doesn't see a fit with his club and Ramirez, who recently applied for reinstatement to Major League Baseball after he was suspended 100 games for failed drug tests. Ramirez spent eight seasons with Cleveland before leaving...

The 41-year-old slugger said he would like to play another season, but he'll have to wait and see if there are any takers, noting, "I just need teams to call me."

After the lights went out and the cameras were turned off at Monday’s Cleveland City Club event, Jim Thome, the day’s speaker, provided a few questions with regard to the future, but also one very specific answer. By his estimation, Cleveland Indians – whether he is a part of the franchise on a going-forward basis or not – are in a very good position to win...

“Now playing third base for the Indians,” the voice of Ryan Pritt, the team’s public address announcer, echoed through Progressive Field, “Number 25, Jim Thome.” For the first time since 1996 while he was still a member of the Cleveland Indians, Thome dug his cleats into the hot corner, providing a full circle moment to what will undoubtedly be a Hall of Fame career that...

The Indians announced that they will commission a statue to honor Jim Thome who was a prominent figure with the franchise from 1991-2002.