Rich Thompson (outfielder)

Infobox MLB player


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name =Rich Thompson
team =Philadelphia Phillies
number =--
position =Outfielder
birthdate= birth date and age|1979|4|23
bats =Left
throws =Right
debutdate =April 7
debutyear =2004
debutteam =Kansas City Royals
statyear =2007
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value =.000
stat2label =Runs
stat2value =1
stat3label =Hits
stat3value =0
awards =
teams =
*Kansas City Royals (by|2004)

Richard Charles Thompson (born April 23, 1979 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is a professional baseball outfielder who is currently playing in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in 6th round of by|2000 amateur entry draft. Thompson played his first professional season with their Short-Season Class A Queens Kings in 2000. Thompson was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in July 2003 for pitcher John Wasdin

Thompson has played one season at the major league level, playing for the Kansas City Royals in April 2004 as a Rule 5 draft pick who mainly entered games to pinch-run. Thompson stole one base and scored one run in five appearances as a pinch runner. His only at-bat was against Tim Laker on April 20, 2004 and resulted in the speedy Thompson grounding into a double play. Soon after that game, the Royals returned Thompson to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

In by|2007, he played for the Tucson Sidewinders, the Triple-A club of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Thompson signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox during the 2007 to 2008 off-season, but was released in April before playing a game in the organization. Shortly after his release, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. He is currently assigned to the Phillies' AAA affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Personal Life

Thompson graduated in 1997 from [http://www.masd.info Montrose Area Jr./Sr. High School] in Montrose, Pennsylvania. He played on the Montrose Meteors Varsity baseball team.

External links

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/T/Rich-Thompson.shtml "Rich Thompson Statistics".] "The Baseball Cube". 9 January 2008.
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thompri02.shtml "Rich Thompson Statistics".] "Baseball-Reference". 9 January 2008.