Hall of Fame slugger Frank Thomas announced Friday that he is "alive and doing well" after Fox News mistakenly included him in an "in memoriam" video.
Thomas took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to post a smiling photo of himself and chide Fox, which had employed him as an MLB analyst from 2014 until April 2023:
Frank Thomas @TheBigHurt_35Ladies and Gentlemen I'm very sorry my ex employer Fox would be this irresponsible on National TV this morning. Yes I'm alive and doing well. This blows my mind also. <a href="https://t.co/FWGlVwOIFS">pic.twitter.com/FWGlVwOIFS</a>
According to Justin Baragona of The Daily Beast, Fox News anchor Julie Bandera apologized for the mistake during The Faulkner Focus on Friday, noting that another former MLB player named Frank Thomas, who was a three-time All-Star with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1950s, passed away this year.