{"product_id":"framed-autographed-signed-frank-thomas-35x39-chicago-black-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa","title":"Framed Autographed\/Signed Frank Thomas 35x39 Chicago Black Baseball Jersey JSA COA","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚾ \u003cstrong\u003eFramed Autographed Frank Thomas 35x39 Chicago Black Baseball Jersey JSA COA – The Certified Authentic Signature of Frank Thomas “The Big Hurt” on a 35x39 Framed Chicago White Sox Black Baseball Jersey, Authenticated by JSA, Representing the Career of One of the Most Devastating Right-Handed Power Hitters in the History of the American League – Two Consecutive American League Most Valuable Player Awards in 1993 and 1994, 521 Career Home Runs, a Career On-Base Percentage Above .400, and a First-Ballot Baseball Hall of Fame Induction in 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ The nickname came from the way he hit the baseball. The Big Hurt. It was not marketing. It was description – the sound of a Frank Thomas line drive leaving the bat was qualitatively different from the sound of a normal major league at-bat, and the pitchers who faced him over his sixteen seasons with the Chicago White Sox developed their own language for what it felt like to watch a Thomas swing connect with a pitch in the strike zone. He was 6'5” and over 240 pounds at his playing weight, and he moved to the ball with the kind of hip rotation and hand speed that produced exit velocities that defensive positioning could not fully account for. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ 1993. American League Most Valuable Player. 1994. American League Most Valuable Player. Back-to-back. No first baseman in the American League had won consecutive MVP awards before Frank Thomas did it in the strike-shortened era that defined the middle of the 1990s. His statistical argument in that two-year window was not close – batting averages over .320 in both seasons, on-base percentages above .450, slugging percentages above .600, and home run totals (41 and 38 in 1993 and 1994 respectively) that placed him at the apex of the power conversation in the sport. The White Sox had the most feared bat in the league, and the league spent both seasons confirming it. 🏆\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Thomas retired with 521 career home runs and a .301\/.419\/.555 slash line – a combination of contact-and-plate-discipline production alongside raw power that placed him in the conversation with the greatest offensive first basemen in American League history. The Baseball Hall of Fame inductee on the first ballot in 2014. The Chicago White Sox black jersey connects this piece to the franchise he represented for the overwhelming majority of his career. JSA authentication confirms the signature. 35x39 frame. ⚾\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Frank Thomas “The Big Hurt.” Chicago White Sox. First Baseman \/ Designated Hitter (1990–2005). 2x American League MVP (1993, 1994). 521 Career Home Runs. Career .301\/.419\/.555 Slash. Baseball Hall of Fame (2014, First Ballot). Framed Autographed 35x39 Chicago White Sox Black Baseball Jersey. JSA Certified Autograph. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⚾ Framed Autographed Frank Thomas 35x39 Chicago Black Baseball Jersey JSA COA. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48039712620776,"sku":"O1-F1I6-VK0X","price":399.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/framed-autographed-signed-frank-thomas-35x39-chicago-black-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa-683.webp?v=1770820675","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/framed-autographed-signed-frank-thomas-35x39-chicago-black-baseball-jersey-jsa-coa","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}