He steadily improved while splitting time between two teams in 2003, hitting .324 in 47 games after being called up to Double-A Greenville. That season, he got a chance to play at Triple-A Richmond when Atlanta called up or released the outfielders ahead of him. Thomas took advantage of the opportunity. He went 31-for-79 (.379) in June, led the International League in hitting and on-base percentage, and was selected to the All-Star team.
Thomas started 2004 as the fourth outfielder for Richmond and made the big club in the mid-season. He posted a .288 batting average with seven home runs and 31 RBI in 83 games. He showed a great batting eye, speedy running, and outstanding defense.
In the 2005 season, he had a rough start and despite starting nearly every game went weeks without getting a hit. Eventually, Thomas was demoted to AAA, where he spent most of his remaining time in Oakland. On May 4, 2007, he was dealt to the Brewers in exchange for JD Closser. He played the rest of the 2007 season with Milwaukee's Triple-A club, the Nashville Sounds.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^"1999 Orleans Cardinals". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
^. MLB.com. December 16, 2004. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
January 01, 1970
charles, thomas, baseball, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Charles Thomas baseball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Charles Wesley Thomas born December 26 1978 is an American former left fielder in Major League Baseball Thomas played with the Atlanta Braves 2004 and Oakland Athletics 2005 He batted and threw left handed Charles ThomasLeft fielderBorn 1978 12 26 December 26 1978 age 45 Fairfield California U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutJune 23 2004 for the Atlanta BravesLast MLB appearanceJune 8 2005 for the Oakland AthleticsMLB statisticsBatting average 259Home runs7Runs batted in32Former teamsAtlanta Braves 2004 Oakland Athletics 2005 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 References 4 External linksAmateur career editThomas played baseball and graduated from Asheville High School in Asheville North Carolina He would play collegiately at Western Carolina University In 1999 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League 1 He was selected by the Braves in the 19th round of the 2000 MLB Draft Professional career editHe steadily improved while splitting time between two teams in 2003 hitting 324 in 47 games after being called up to Double A Greenville That season he got a chance to play at Triple A Richmond when Atlanta called up or released the outfielders ahead of him Thomas took advantage of the opportunity He went 31 for 79 379 in June led the International League in hitting and on base percentage and was selected to the All Star team Thomas started 2004 as the fourth outfielder for Richmond and made the big club in the mid season He posted a 288 batting average with seven home runs and 31 RBI in 83 games He showed a great batting eye speedy running and outstanding defense At the 2004 Winter Meetings the Braves traded Thomas and pitchers Juan Cruz and Dan Meyer to the Oakland Athletics for Tim Hudson 2 In the 2005 season he had a rough start and despite starting nearly every game went weeks without getting a hit Eventually Thomas was demoted to AAA where he spent most of his remaining time in Oakland On May 4 2007 he was dealt to the Brewers in exchange for JD Closser He played the rest of the 2007 season with Milwaukee s Triple A club the Nashville Sounds citation needed References edit 1999 Orleans Cardinals thebaseballcube com Retrieved July 20 2021 Atlanta Acquires All Star pitcher Tim Hudson MLB com December 16 2004 Archived from the original on August 31 2017 Retrieved November 11 2021 External links editCareer statistics and player information from ESPN or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Thomas baseball amp oldid 1187274563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
