caption finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statyear statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date image article_title debutteam name throws
thompson with the tampa bay rays 2012 left reading , pennsylvania 2004 october 3 2012 season .087 0 1 outfielder tampa bay rays batting average home runs runs batted in april 7 23 april 1979 rich thompson on september 12 , 2012.jpg rich thompson -lrb- outfielder -rrb-
 kansas city royals rich thompson right
rich thompson -lrb- outfielder -rrb-

richard charles thompson -lrb- born april 23 , 1979 -rrb- is a former professional baseball outfielder , who played in major league baseball with the kansas city royals in 2004 and the tampa bay rays in 2012 .
thompson spent most of his 12-year career playing in minor league baseball , and retired in 2013 after a foot injury .
