One of Peoria's best baseball players is now, officially, enshrined in baseball history. Baseball writers yesterday voted Jim Thome [[ tow-me ]] into the Hall of Fame. Thome grew up in Peoria, went to Illinois Central College, then played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball. Most notably, Thome was a slugger for the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox. Thome ended his career with 612 home runs, that's the eighth-most all time.
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