Fox Information goofed when it displayed the improper Frank Thomas all over an “In Memoriam” section.
The fitting-wing outlet was once intended to be paying tribute to Frank Thomas, the outfielder who was once a three-time All-Famous person with the Pittsburgh Pirates. As an alternative, it confirmed The Large Harm, the Corridor of Status first baseman/designated hitter who starred for the Chicago White Sox.
The 2-time American League MVP took to the cesspool previously referred to as Twitter to set the file directly.
“Sure I’m alive and doing smartly,” Thomas wrote.
Host Julie Banderas issued the correction survive air.
“We misidentified the past due Frank Thomas, the three-time All-Famous person for the Pittsburgh Pirates,” she stated. “The Frank Thomas we confirmed you, sadly, was once additionally a former professional baseball participant. He’s very a lot alive. We express regret for that mistake.”
The deceased Frank Thomas batted .266 with 286 house runs. The OF/3B was once with the New York Mets of their inaugural season. He additionally performed for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, the then-Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Houston Astros.
The still-alive Frank Thomas made it to Cooperstown at the first poll in 2014. He batted .301 and slugged 521 house runs.
Every other Corridor of Status participant, Wade Boggs, was once falsely declared useless in an episode of It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia, the place the crowd makes an attempt to overcome the 3rd baseman’s ingesting file.
