Former Yankee Marcus Thames is retiring from MLB to become the hitting coach for the Tampa Yankees, the club’s High-A affiliate. The team announced the move on their Twitter page. Thames was mostly known for his ability to hit left-handed pitching, and finishes his major league career with 115 home runs and a .246/.309/.485 slash line. He spent one season with the Yankees, 2010, a year in which he hit .288/.350/.491 with 12 home runs and served as a key part of the team’s bench as they advanced to the ALCS before losing to Texas. He also hit a memorable walk off home run against the Red Sox in May of that year for his defining moment in pinstripes. Congratulations to Thames on a very nice big league career, and good luck in his new job.
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Good for him. I'll never forget that first MLB AB where he mashed the big units first offering out to death valley for a HR.
Yes, I absolutely fell in love with the guy when he did that. First pitch in the major leagues from Randy Freakin' Johnson. He always seemed like a good guy, too. I wish him success.
I'll also remember the 8 home run streak he had for each base hit he would have with the tigers.