Thomas has several credits to his name. He is the only player to have a batting average of 0.300 in seven consecutive seasons. He has voted to All-Star team for five consecutive years from 1993 to 1997. He is a four-time winner of the Silver Slugger award and two-time winner of the AL Most Valuable Player award. In 2014, his first year of eligibility, he was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Thomas would finish his career in the top 10 all time in the AL in home runs, RBI, walks, slugging percentage and on base percentage. He currently stands at 20th all-time in Major League history in home runs, with 521. In 2011, the White Sox honored him with a bronze statue at US Cellular Field.

Thomas was an outspoken advocate of the league’s drug testing policy during baseball’s “steroids era.” Most believe, and Thomas has always maintained, that he played the game clean.

Personal life

Thomas is married to Megan Thomas. He and his wife are doting parents, who regularly attend their children’s sporting events and post pictures of them on social media. Thomas’ earlier marriage to Elise Silver ended in a divorce. Thomas and Elise had four kids from their marriage- Frank III, Sloan, Sydney and Sloan.

After retiring from baseball Thomas joined NBC Chicago as studio analyst and commentator for White Sox broadcasts. Since 2014, Thomas has been a regular studio analyst for MLB on Fox.

Business

He had an inclination to music during his baseball days and invested in the business of music. He founded his own record label, Un-D-Nyable Entertainment. He is also the CEO and founder of W2W Records. In 2014, he opened a brewpub, Big Hurt’s Brewhouse in suburban Chicago. He has his own micro-brewery, Big Hurt Beer which is sold locally in Chicago. Thomas is estimated to have a net worth of $65 million.