Former White Sox slugger Jim Thome is joining MLB Network as a part-time studio analyst, and he sounds almost giddy talking about it.
“I was in a couple months ago, had the opportunity to go into Studio 42 and work with Sean Casey, and I loved it, absolutely loved it,” Thome said ahead of the cable network’s announcement of his hire, scheduled for Wednesday. “This is a cool opportunity.”
While his February guest shot obviously went well, Thome’s official debut on the network is set for 5 p.m. Monday on “MLB Tonight” alongside Casey, who was very briefly a teammate with the Cleveland Indians in 1997, and Fran Charles.