![Oakland Athletics' General Manager Billy Beane stands with former Chicago White Sox's player Frank Thomas after officially introducing him as the teams newest member. Thomas signed a one-year contract for the 2006 Oakland Athletics' General Manager Billy Beane stands with former Chicago White Sox's player Frank Thomas after officially introducing him as the teams newest member. Thomas signed a one-year contract for the 2006](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F17R2C/oakland-athletics-general-manager-billy-beane-stands-with-former-chicago-white-soxs-player-frank-thomas-after-officially-introducing-him-as-the-teams-newest-member-thomas-signed-a-one-year-contract-for-the-2006-season-with-the-athletics-at-mcafee-coliseum-in-oakland-california-thursday-january-26-2006-photo-by-jose-carlos-fajardocontra-costa-times-2F17R2C.jpg)
Oakland Athletics' General Manager Billy Beane stands with former Chicago White Sox's player Frank Thomas after officially introducing him as the teams newest member. Thomas signed a one-year contract for the 2006
![FILE ** Frank Thomas, right, receives his Oakland Athletics jersey from A's general manager Billy Beane, right, during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, in Oakland, Calif. Beane cannot recall FILE ** Frank Thomas, right, receives his Oakland Athletics jersey from A's general manager Billy Beane, right, during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, in Oakland, Calif. Beane cannot recall](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PDCB5N/file-frank-thomas-right-receives-his-oakland-athletics-jersey-from-as-general-manager-billy-beane-right-during-a-news-conference-thursday-jan-26-2006-in-oakland-calif-beane-cannot-recall-the-last-time-he-added-so-much-to-his-roster-during-the-winter-and-he-did-it-without-losing-any-big-name-players-the-as-have-a-slugger-in-thomas-a-reliable-switch-hitter-in-milton-bradley-a-veteran-starter-in-esteban-loaiza-and-they-still-have-ace-barry-zito-at-least-for-now-ap-photoben-margot-file-2PDCB5N.jpg)
FILE ** Frank Thomas, right, receives his Oakland Athletics jersey from A's general manager Billy Beane, right, during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, in Oakland, Calif. Beane cannot recall
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