Fox Mourns Death Of Living Baseball Hall Of Famer

The Independent reports:

Fox News was forced to issue an on-air apology for mistakenly including baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas in a tribute to celebrities who passed away in 2023.

During an in memoriam segment on Friday morning’s edition of The Faulkner Focus, Fox showed footage of the 55-year-old former Chicago White Sox slugger next to the graphic: “Frank Thomas: 1968 — 2023”.

Among those left stunned by the news was Thomas himself, who took to social media to confirm he was very much still alive and scold the network where he had been employed as a studio analyst for a decade.

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Ladies and Gentlemen I’m very sorry my ex employer Fox would be this irresponsible on National TV this morning. Yes I’m alive and doing well. This blows my mind also. pic.twitter.com/FWGlVwOIFS

— Frank Thomas (@TheBigHurt_35) December 29, 2023

legendary correction here from Fox News pic.twitter.com/9mlhaa5t39

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 29, 2023