John Thomson

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Thomson
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 1, 1973(1973-10-01)
Age	51
Country	United States
Birth City	Vicksburg
Horoscope	Libra

John Thomson Biography

John Thomson is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on October 1, 1973 in Vicksburg, United States. John Carl Thomson (born October 1st 1973) is a former starting pitcher, who was last a player with the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He graduated in 1991 from Sulphur High School in Sulphur, Louisiana. He was not drafted out of high school and played at McNeese State University (Lake Charles, Louisiana) in 1992 as well as Blinn Junior College (Brenham, Texas) in 1993. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies selected him in the seventh round of the amateur draft in June of 1993 and the Rockies made his debut in the major leagues in the Rockies on May 11 in 1997. 2007 marks his 11th big league campaign. Alongside the Rockies and the Texas Rangers, he’s been a part of his team the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals and also pitched for Toronto Blue Jays from April through June 2007. Toronto Blue Jays organization from June through April 2007. He is currently in his home town from Sulphur, LA.

Thomson pitched 26 games for The Rockies in 1998. He topped the Rockies’ starting pitchers with an 4.81 ERA. Thomson was out for a month during the season because of an injury to his right middle finger , which could become a frequent issue for him in the following years.

On July 31, 2002, the Rockies and Mets made a trade deadline deal that sent Thomson and outfielder Mark Little to New York for outfielder Jay Payton, relief pitcher Mark Corey and minor leaguer outfielder Robert Stratton. He made nine starts for the Mets, going 2-6 with a 4.31 ERA. For the season, he was 9-14 with a 4.71 ERA in 30 starts.

2002 would be Thomson’s final season with the Rockies and he returned to his pre-injury form. In his first 11 starts for Colorado, he was 6-3 with a 3.86 ERA. With the Rockies unlikely to compete for a National League playoff spot and Thomson a free agent at the end of the season, he became a target of trade talks as the July 31 non-waiver deadline approached. After his final start for Colorado July 23, he was 7-8 with a 4.88 ERA in 21 starts.

In 1999, the season turned out to be not a great one for Thomson. After just six games (five starts) Thomson was 0-5 and had an 11.84 ERA and the Rockies moved him to triple-A Colorado Springs where he didn’t do well (0-2, 9.45 ERA in five appearances). After returning to Triple-A Colorado Springs, he was back with the Rockies on August 14 and was awarded his first victory since September 8 1998, however, he was unable to score another win throughout the remainder of the year. Thomson finished the 1999 season at a minus-one with an 8.04 ERA. After the seasonended, it was found out that Thomson was suffering from a torn labrum (another injury that would return later on in his playing career). Thomson had shoulder surgery on 10 October, and a subsequent surgery the next day to heal his right middle finger, which is prone to blisters. Other than four rehab appearances with his Rockies’ Arizona Rookie League team as well as their Portland Rockies of the short-season one-AA Northwest League in August and September, he was out of the entire 2000 season.

John Thomson Net Worth

John Thomson is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Thomson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomson played during his role as a pitcher in Rockies minor league team of The Arizona Rockies of the Arizona Rookie League in 1993. Thomson also pitched for in 1994, the Asheville Tourists of the low single-A South Atlantic League (1994) The Central Valley Rockies of the advanced single-A California League (1994), the New Haven Ravens of the double-A Eastern League (1995-1996) and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the triple-A Pacific Coast League (1996-1997).

Thomson made his debut in the major leagues on May 11 1997 Thomson pitched three hits and gave up 3 hits (only one of them earned) with five hits over 7/3 of an inning, with seven strikeouts and four walk in the 3-1 defeat the Philadelphia Phillies. Thomson earned the first Major League win with a complete game against Florida Marlins June 1. He was in the Rockies rotation throughout the remainder of 1997, registering 7 wins, 9 losses. He had an 4.71 ERA and 106 strikeouts in the 166/3 innings pitched.

Thomson began 2001 on the disabled list (DL) as he continued rehabilitation of his surgically repaired shoulder. After five rehabilitation starts at Colorado Springs, he was activated May 12 and made three starts for Colorado before returning to the DL just two weeks later on May 26. This time, he made seven rehabilitation starts for the Sky Sox and returned to the Rockies August 2. He got his first win in more than two years August 19 against Florida. Over his final eight starts, he was 4-0 with a 3.36 ERA and for the season, he was 4-5 with a 4.05 ERA. On the final day of the season, he gave up Rickey Henderson’s 3000th hit.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is John Thomson Dating?

According to our records, John Thomson married to Samantha Sharp (m. 2005–2015). As of December 1, 2023, John Thomson’s is not dating anyone.

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On January 9, 2007, Thomson signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays for a base pay of $500,000 plus up to $4,000,000 in bonuses based on the number of starts he made. The team placed him on the disabled list at the end of spring training with a recurrence of his shoulder injury and released him June 20 before he ever made an appearance with the major league club.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Thomson celebrates birthday on October 1 of every year.

What does John Thomson narrator?

Thomson was a contestant in the 2013 series of Celebrity MasterChef. Since 2015, Thomson has starred in The Keith Lemon Sketch Show, playing various characters. He narrates the Channel 4 series Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners and in September 2015, he became the new narrator of Police Interceptors.

Why was John Thompson important?

John Thomson
Notable work| Foochow and the River Min

How old is John Thomson?

53 years (April 2, 1969)

Who narrates Brits in the sun?

John Thomson narrates new Channel 5 Documentary ‘Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun’. Watch on Thursdays on Channel 5 at 8pm. This reality series follows Brits who have relocated to popular holiday destinations.

How rich is John Thompson?

Net Worth: $250 Million
Profession:| Businessperson
Nationality:| United States of America