Thurman was selected by the
Kansas City Royals in 4th round of
1996 Major League Baseball draft. He played his first professional season with their Rookie league
GCL Royals in . In , he played for the
Milwaukee Brewers Double-A affiliate, the
Huntsville Stars. He signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League for the 2008 season and re-signed with them for the season. In December 2009, Thurman married Angela Day in
York, Pennsylvania. Said Thurman, "I met a girl who loves to watch
SportsCenter--what else can you do?" Thurman was released by the York Revolution on May 25, 2015; after five appearances on the season, Thurman had an 8.23 ERA over 19.2 innings. Thurman left the Revolution as the team's all-time leader in wins (66), games started (180),
quality starts (60), innings pitched (980.1), and strikeouts (667). ==Pitching style==