| Marcus Thames | |
|---|---|
 Thames coaching the Tampa Yankees in 2013 | |
| Chicago White Sox – No. 99 | |
| Left fielder / Designated hitter / Coach | |
| Born: March 6, 1977 Louisville, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 10, 2002, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 6, 2011, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .246 |
| Home runs | 115 |
| Runs batted in | 301 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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Marcus Markley Thames (/ˈtɪmz/ TIMZ;[1] born March 6, 1977) is an American professional baseball player and baseball coach. He played for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder and designated hitter from 2002 through 2011. He coached with the Yankees from 2016 through 2021, the Miami Marlins in 2022 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2023. He is currently the hitting coach for the Chicago White Sox.
For his career, Thames averaged a home run every 15.9 at-bats[1] and holds the Tigers franchise record for average at-bats per home run, at 14.8.[2]
- ^ a b "Marcus Thames Stats, News, Photos - Detroit Tigers". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Top 10 Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.