Marcus Thames was born on March 6, 1977, in Louisville, Kentucky, and grew up playing baseball. Thames recognized that he had a talent for the sport at an early age and pursued it actively throughout his youth. He was a standout baseball player at his high school, where he earned several honors for his athletic abilities. Thames went on to play college baseball at East Central Community College but transferred to Texas State University after his second season. More about Marcus Thames
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Thames was drafted into the major leagues as an outfielder by the New York Yankees in 1996. He spent several years playing in the minor leagues for the Yankees, but his hard work and perseverance eventually earned him a spot on the team. Thames made his major league debut in 2002, hitting a home run in his first major league at-bat. He played for the Yankees for several seasons before being traded to the Texas Rangers in 2007.In total, we tracked 197 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Marcus Thames (MARCUS THAMES SIGNED GAME USED WALK OFF HR BALL RED SOX) was sold in August 2011 for $129.99 while the cheapest item (2002 Topps Marcus Thames Traded Signature Moves Auto) found a new owner for $0.95 in September 2009. The month with the most items sold (10) was September 2010 with an average selling price of $21.01 for an autographed item of Marcus Thames. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2011 with $66.40 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Marcus Thames is worth $7.51.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Marcus Thames were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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2002 Topps 206 Marcus Thames Framed Autograph Yankees PWE Shipping | $1.99 | ||
2002 Topps Marcus Thames TA-MTH Autograph New York Yankees | $3.40 | ||
2002 Topps Pristine Autograph: Marcus Thames Auto NM-MT OR BETTER *GMCARDS* | $1.25 | ||
2008 Upper Deck #501 Marcus Thames Tigers Signed Auto *H8233 | $3.00 | ||
Autographed MARCUS THAMES Official Major League Baseball with PSA/DNA COA | $24.57 | ||
Marcus Thames 2003 Topps Certified Autograph #TA-MTH New York Yankees | $9.95 | ||
Marcus Thames 2003 Topps CERTIFIED AUTOGRAPH #TA-MTH New York Yankees | $5.63 | ||
Marcus Thames 2006 Topps Update #UH60 Detroit Tigers Autographed Signed Card | $4.95 | ||
Marcus Thames Autographed 8X10 Photo Detroit Tigers | $3.99 | ||
Tigers Marcus Thames Signed Autographed 2009 Topps Mint | $3.00 |
Marlins add Yankees' Thames, others to '22 staff (11/17/21): The Marlins completed their coaching staff, adding Marcus Thames and promoting Al Pedrique, Edwar Gonzalez and Eric Duncan from various roles within the organization.
Sources: 3 Yanks coaches out as part of shake-up (10/14/21): The Yankees will not renew the contracts of hitting coach Marcus Thames and third-base coach Phil Nevin, sources have confirmed to ESPN, a staff shake-up under Aaron Boone that marks the beginning of the fallout from their disappointing 2021 season.
Yankees make sweeping changes to coaching staff, part ways with Phil Nevin, Marc (10/14/21): Meanwhile, manager Aaron Boone remains in some degree of limbo
Yankees promote Marcus Thames to Triple-A hitting coach (01/09/15): Moves up from Double-A post
Where is Yankees' Marcus Thames going? (01/09/15): Hitting coach won't return to Double-A post in 2015
Marcus Thames to be Yankees' assistant hitting coach (12/2014): Ex-big league outfielder has risen fast through coaching ranks; team still seeks top hitting coach
Ex-Tiger Marcus Thames hired as a Yankees minor league hitting coach (01/2013): Thames, 35, who played for Detroit from 2004-09, last played in 2011 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Thames also had two stints with the Yankees (2002 and 2010). He batted .246 and had 115 home runs during a 10-year major league career.