Surprise: Eric Thames is on a tear
Eric Thames’ story is interesting by itself. The fact that he’s been phenomenal at the plate just adds to it.
The 30-year-old took a break from Major League Baseball to play overseas in Korea, where he was very successful and showed off his power. He was also extremely intimidating.
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Since coming back to the states, it’s been no different.
He has a slash line of .341/.463/.795 at the moment with a .455 ISO. His home run/fly ball ratio is over 40-percent and he’s only played 25 games this season.
He has 11 home runs on the season so far, which is tied for No. 2 in the league, and at one point we were realistically looking at how he might break the single-season record.