The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo reports Oakland Athletics DH Frank Thomas has hinted he may retire. If he does, Thomas will join OFs Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Mel Ott as the only players that finished their careers hitting .300 with 500 homers, 1,000 runs and 1,500 walks. Thomas has a.301 career average with 521 homers, 1,494 runs, 1,704 RBIs and 1,667 walks in 2,322 games.
Los Angeles Dodgers OF Manny Ramirez went 2-for-5 Saturday, Sept. 6, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, with a home run and five RBIs, according to The Associated Press. He has 521 career homers, good for a tie with Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas for 17th place on the career list, and his 1,706 RBIs rank him 20th on the all-time list.
Frank Thomas will not return this season, as he was placed on the 60-day disabled list, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.The likely future Hall of Famer did not have one of his most productive seasons, and it is clear that the end of his career is coming soon.
The Associated Press reports the Oakland Athletics transferred DH Frank Thomas (quadriceps) to the 60-day disabled list Wednesday, Sept. 3, effectively ending his season.
News: Athletics DH Frank Thomas was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a strained right quadriceps. He was moved to the 60-day DL on Wednesday, ending his season.
Analysis: Thomas might never play again. If he does, he will be a high-risk DH option for the deepest of AL-only leagues because of his age and injury risk. Cut and ignore him in all of Fantasy now
Status: D.L.. Out for the season
Athletics transferred designated hitter Frank Thomas from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. His season is officially over. Thomas ended up hitting .263/.364/.387 with five homers in 186 at-bats for the A's. He's almost always been a slow starter and gotten better deeper into seasons, but he never had much of a chance this year because of the quad injury that cost him June, July and now September. He probably has at least one more year left in his bat, but it remains to be seen whether any team will want him as a starting DH in 2009. Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa couldn't find that kind of work last winter.
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