Jim Thome, Major League Baseball legend, Hall-of-Famer, and former White Sox great, returned to his roots in Bartonville, Ill., last week as the hitting coach for his son Landon’s high school ...

Thome stood 6-foot-4, loped around with a goofy grin plastered to his face and spoke as if his words were made of molasses and just wanted to take their sweet old time pouring out of his mouth. A ...

Thome was limited to 28 games with the Orioles, batting .257/.348/.396 with three homers and 10 RBIs, and often sitting against left-handed starters. He was 2-for-15 with no RBIs and five ...