Tom Thobe

Thomas Neal Thobe (born September 3, 1969) is an American former baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves.

Tom Thobe
Pitcher
Born: (1969-09-03) September 3, 1969
Covington, Kentucky
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 12, 1995, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
April 25, 1996, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Games pitched7
Innings pitched9.1
Earned runs5
Teams

Early life

Thobe was born on September 3, 1969, in Covington, Kentucky. His father, Jack Thobe, had played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.[1][2]

Career

Thobe was drafted in the 38th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs out of Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California.[3] He was assigned to the Wytheville Cubs of the Appalachian League to begin his professional career in 1988.[4] After one year in Chicago's farm system, he quit baseball and returned home to Southern California where he entered the workforce. Four years later, as a favor to his mother, he attended a tryout with an Atlanta Braves scout and was signed to a minor league deal. He worked his way through their minor league system and made his Major League debut in 1995.[5]

References
  1. Shaffer, J. Scott. "Tom Thobe". Phoenix: Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. "Congratulations to the 1989 inductees". Cincinnati: St. Xavier High School. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017.
  3. "38th Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "Tom Thobe Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. Mickadeit, Frank (22 March 2012). "Tom Thobe: Big league mound to Big A lot". Orange County Register. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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