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    'Big Hurt' bids baseball farewell

    Sat, 02/13/2010 - 00:45 EDT - France24.com - Business

    Frank Thomas announced his retirement Friday following a 19-season Major League Baseball career that included 521 home runs and two American League MVP awards with the Chicago White Sox.The news wasn't unexpected, considering the 41-year-old didn't play last season."It took awhile to get to this point," Thomas said. "I know I hadn't played since 2008, but I had to get baseball out of my system before I made this announcement. I'm happy with this announcement. I'm at peace with it. I had one heck of a career. I'm proud of it."

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