⚾ Framed 35x39 Autographed/Signed Jim Thome Philadelphia Phillies Grey Baseball Jersey — JSA COA — Peoria, Illinois — Cleveland Indians — Philadelphia Phillies — "Big Thome" — 612 Career Home Runs — Baseball Hall of Fame 2018 — James Spence Authentication Certificate of Authenticity — Framed 35x39

⚾ Jim Thome signed this Philadelphia Phillies grey road baseball jersey himself — a direct, in-person autograph from the first baseman who hit 612 career home runs — placing him seventh on the all-time list at the time of his retirement — who chose to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2003 in a contract that was at the time the largest free-agent commitment in Phillies franchise history, and who brought the combination of left-handed power, patience at the plate, and the genuine warmth of personality that made him one of the most universally liked power hitters in the game to Citizens Bank Park for three seasons of production in the Phillies grey road uniform. Authenticated and certified by James Spence Authentication (JSA) and presented in a frame measuring 35 by 39 inches, this signed Phillies grey jersey is the collectible of a player whose Hall of Fame plaque arrived in Cooperstown in 2018. Condition: NOS.

🌟 Peoria, Illinois — The Midwest Power Hitter Who Became a Hall of Famer

🌟 Jim Thome was born on August 27, 1970, in Peoria, Illinois — a Central Illinois city with a deep baseball tradition that produced one of the most consistent left-handed power hitters the game has ever evaluated over a full career. Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB Draft, Thome arrived in Cleveland and developed through the early 1990s into the left-handed bat that the Indians needed in a lineup that would eventually include Carlos Baerga, Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, Sandy Alomar Jr., and Kenny Lofton — one of the most fearsome offensive rosters in the American League. His 12 seasons in Cleveland built the foundation for the Hall of Fame case. The Phillies grey jersey represents the Philadelphia chapter that came next. Condition: NOS.

🏆 Philadelphia Phillies — The Biggest Contract in Franchise History

🏆 Jim Thome signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in December 2002 on a six-year, $85 million contract — the most the franchise had ever committed to a free agent at the time — bringing to Citizens Bank Park (which opened in 2004) a left-handed power bat that would anchor the middle of the Phillies lineup through the 2005 season. He hit 47 home runs in his first Phillies season and produced consistently across his three Philadelphia years in the grey road uniform that carried the franchise into a new era of competitiveness. The grey jersey signed by Thome is the visual artifact of those three Phillies seasons. JSA COA. Framed 35x39. Condition: NOS.

⭐ 612 Career Home Runs and the Hall of Fame

⭐ Jim Thome retired with 612 career home runs — a figure that placed him among the greatest power hitters in the history of the game and that, combined with his career .276 batting average, his 1,699 RBI, and the decade of consistent production he delivered in Cleveland and Philadelphia, made the Baseball Hall of Fame vote in 2018 an easy consensus: Thome was elected on his first ballot with 89.8 percent of the vote. His Hall of Fame speech — in which he thanked the fans of every city he had played in and acknowledged teammates by name — was widely described as among the most genuine and heartfelt acceptance speeches in the award ceremony's recent history. The grey Phillies jersey, framed and JSA authenticated, is the Philadelphia piece of that Hall of Fame career. Condition: NOS.

⚾🌟 Jim Thome. Peoria, Illinois. Cleveland Indians 1991-2002. Philadelphia Phillies 2003-2005. 612 career home runs. Baseball Hall of Fame 2018. Signed Phillies grey road baseball jersey, framed 35x39, JSA COA. Condition: NOS.