White Sox Hall of Fame sluggers Frank Thomas and Jim Thome and former Cubs general manager Jim Hendry will be honored Jan. 12 at the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation’s 16th “In the Spirit of the Game” awards dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Thomas will receive “A Scout’s Dream Award,” to be presented by former Sox scouting director Al Goldis. Thome will be presented with the Player Lifetime Achievement Award by Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf.
Hendry and Tim Wilken, a former Cubs amateur and professional scouting director, will receive the Legends in Scouting Award.