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Hall of Famer Jim Thome is proof nice guys can finish first

With 612 home runs over a 22-year career, Jim Thome’s Hall of Fame resume was based on his ability to swing a bat.

He’s the all-time leader with 13 walk-off homers and widely regarded as one of the greatest clutch hitters of his era.

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But Thome was a ballplayer first and foremost, as evidenced by a play he made at first base in the decisive Game 5 of the 1997 American League Division Series between the Indians and Yankees.