Jim Thome and Chipper Jones head to the Hall of Fame with a history together

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HOF inductees Jones, Thome share a history | MLB

From throwing fisticuffs in a minor league bench-clearing brawl to facing off in the World Series, Jim Thome and Chipper Jones have quite a history together. But the two legends are friends and will be going through this Road to Cooperstown journey together along with Vladimir Guerrero and Trevor Hoffman.

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