Rob Thomson is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 16, 1963 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Thomson was born in Sarnia, Canada. He represented Canada in baseball, which was a demonstration sport, in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. For one year, he played baseball for St. Clair County Community College.
Thomson was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft from the University of Kansas. He played catcher and third base in the Tigers’ minor league system until 1988, reaching as high as Class A. In 661 at bats he hit .225/.312/.304 with seven home runs and three steals. He played 136 games at catcher, 55 games at third base, and pitched in one game.
