Eric Thames
37-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Announces retirement
Thames announced his retirement from professional baseball Wednesday.
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Thames did so in his personal Instagram page, writing: "The day has finally come. In the year of our lord, twenty, twenty-three...HE GONE! I've been so blessed over these last 14 years to call baseball my job." The now-36-year-old slugger played for the Blue Jays, Mariners, Brewers and Nationals over parts of six major-league seasons and posted a career .792 OPS with 96 home runs in 605 games. He'll also go down as a power-hitting legend in Korea and Japan.
Thames did so in his personal Instagram page, writing: "The day has finally come. In the year of our lord, twenty, twenty-three...HE GONE! I've been so blessed over these last 14 years to call baseball my job." The now-36-year-old slugger played for the Blue Jays, Mariners, Brewers and Nationals over parts of six major-league seasons and posted a career .792 OPS with 96 home runs in 605 games. He'll also go down as a power-hitting legend in Korea and Japan.
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Thames last played in the majors back in 2020 for the Nationals, posting a .203/.300/.317 slash line with three home runs and 12 RB across 41 games that season. However, the veteran slugged 25 homers the season prior in Milwaukee, a campaign in which he also generated a solid .877 OPS versus right-handed pitching. He then played overseas in Japan in 2021, though a torn Achilles prevented him from seeing much action. If Thames can demonstrate he still has sufficient pop in his bat this spring, his 269 games of big-league experience at first base could certainly help him lock in a possible platoon role to open the season, potentially alongside the ultra-versatile Chad Pinder.
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Let go by Athletics
Thames was released by Oakland on Tuesday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
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Won't win roster spot
Thames was reassigned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Positive day at plate in loss
Thames went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in a Cactus League loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.
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Chances of roster spot boosted?
Thames, who is in camp on a minor-league deal, seemingly has a better chance at securing a roster spot with the big-league club in the wake of Monday's trade of Matt Olson to Atlanta.
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Hopes to return to majors
Thames, who is in camp with the A's on a minor-league deal, hopes to return to the majors and wants to "play in front of my family," according to Matt Kawahara of The San Francisco Chronicle.
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Could head back overseas
Thames has drawn interest from KBO and NPB teams in addition to MLB clubs, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
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Thames broke out over in Korea, crushing KBO pitching to the tune of a .349/.451/.721 slash line and 124 homers in three seasons from 2014 to 2016. He had plenty of success in his first few seasons back stateside but struggled to a .203/.300/.317 line in 41 games for the Nationals last season. He clearly enjoyed his time on the far side of the Pacific, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him close out his career in one of the top Asian leagues.
Thames broke out over in Korea, crushing KBO pitching to the tune of a .349/.451/.721 slash line and 124 homers in three seasons from 2014 to 2016. He had plenty of success in his first few seasons back stateside but struggled to a .203/.300/.317 line in 41 games for the Nationals last season. He clearly enjoyed his time on the far side of the Pacific, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him close out his career in one of the top Asian leagues.