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Fox News pronounced White Sox legend Frank Thomas as dead in their yearly ‘In Memoriam’ and he is not happy about it

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Fox News issued an apology Friday after including Chicago White Sox legend Frank Thomas, who remains “very much” alive and well, in their “In Memoriam” segment earlier that morning.

And Frank Thomas was not too thrilled about the idea when he heard about it.

The segment featured footage of Thomas hitting a home run and speaking during his National Baseball Hall of Fame enshrinement, with “Frank Thomas, 1968-2023” appearing in the corner.

Fox News mistakenly confused the “The Big Hurt” with another MLB player named Frank Thomas who died on Jan. 16, 2023. That Frank Thomas was a three-time All-Star with the Pittsburgh Pirates and played decades before “The Big Hurt” made his MLB debut with the White Sox in 1990.

Fox News’ anchor issued the following correction on the air:

“We need to quickly issue a correction in the In Memoriam feature that we showed just a few minutes ago. We misidentified the late Frank Thomas, the three-time All-Star for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Frank Thomas we showed you unfortunately was also a former pro baseball player. He is very much alive. We apologize for that mistake.”