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Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas criticized the Chicago White Sox for leaving him out of a Black History Month graphic to start February.
Thomas played 16 years for the White Sox from 1990 to 2005 and finished his career first in several key stat categories, including home runs (448), RBI (1,465), doubles (447), on-base percentage (.427), slugging percentage (.568), OPS (.995) and walks (1,466).
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Frank Thomas #35 of the Chicago White Sox signs autographs for fans prior to the start of an Major League Baseball spring training game in 1996 in Tucson, Arizona. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
He pointed out his accolades on X in response to the organization.
“I guess the Black player who made you rich over there and holds all your records is forgettable! Don’t worry I’m taking Receipts!” he wrote on X.
The graphic in question pointed out some of the key moments in the White Sox’s organization and Black players. Minne Miñoso broke the franchise’s color barrier, Al Smith was the first Black All-Star in the team’s history in 1960, Danny Goodwin was the first African American player selected with the top pick of the draft by the White Sox in 1971 and Kenny Williams became the first African American general manager in Chicago Sports history – to name a few.
Former Chicago White Sox player and Hall of Fame member Frank Thomas prior to a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S Cellular Field on Aug. 16, 2014. (Dennis Wierzbicki/USA TODAY Sports)
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“In celebration of Black History Month, we reflect upon momentous firsts for the White Sox organization,” the White Sox posted along with the graphic.
Thomas, nicknamed “The Big Hurt,” was on the team when it won a World Series in 2005, but only played 34 games that season. He won back-to-back MVP awards in 1993 and 1994 and is the only White Sox player to ever accomplish the feat.
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter (35) Frank Thomas greets former teammate from the Chicago White Sox and current Texas Rangers designated hitter (21) Sammy Sosa before their game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 27, 2007. (Tom Szczerbowski/USA TODAY Sports)
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He played 171 games for the Toronto Blue Jays after his tenure with the White Sox was finished. The Blue Jays included Thomas in their celebration of Black History Month.
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