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Jim Thome Career Highlights
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Jim Thome - Wikipedia
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Jim Thome's sweet swing took a swing through Rochester in 1993
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Cleveland Baseball Countdown - The Athletic
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Cleveland Baseball Countdown, No. 2: What couldn't Kenny Lofton do? - The Athletic
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TIMELINE, Cleveland Indians legend Jim Thome's Hall of Fame career
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WATCH, Jim Thome rounds the bases one more time as Cleveland Indians retire his number
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Phillies' Jim Thome makes Hall of Fame
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Cleveland Baseball Countdown - The Athletic
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History of Jim Thome home run marker
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Statistical breakdown of Jim Thome's 600 home runs