He was selected in the 18th round (529th overall) of the amateur entry draft by the
Minnesota Twins. He was a South Atlantic League All-Star selection in 2002 and a Florida State League All-Star in 2003. Injuries plagued his 2004 season, however, he went to the Arizona Fall League and excelled. Hitting .320 with 5 home runs, he was nominated to Arizona Fall League All-Prospects team in 2004. He won the Yankees' minor league player of the year award for the season, when he played with the Yankees' Double-A affiliate, the
Trenton Thunder and the Triple-A affiliate, the
Columbus Clippers. He made his major league debut on June 3, , as a member of the Yankees, getting his first major league
hit in the game.
2007 On April 8, , he was called up because of
Hideki Matsui's injury. He had a two-
RBI double in his first
at bat of the season against the Twins off of
Dennys Reyes. On September 1, the Yankees designated Thompson for assignment, and he was claimed off waivers by the
Oakland Athletics on September 7. He was later claimed off waivers by the
Pittsburgh Pirates on October 15.
2008 Thompson started with the Pirates' Triple-A affiliate, the
Indianapolis Indians, but was released due to hand surgery on June 25.
2009 Thompson has signed with the
Newark Bears of the independent
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. On September 4, 2009, Thompson Signed A minor league contract with the
Texas Rangers.
2010 Thompson played for the
Fort Worth Cats of the American Association. He was released by them on February 10, 2011.
2011 Thompson joined the
Grand Prairie AirHogs of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball for the 2011 season. ==References==