Athletics run in Trayce Thompson's genes.
His older brother, Klay, recently helped the Warriors win the 2015 NBA Championship, and now Trayce will have the chance to star on his own with the White Sox.
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Some of the greatest news I've ever heard my little bro is in the majors. Words can't describe how proud I am can't wait to get to Chicago!
— klay thompson (@KlayThompson) August 1, 2015Thompson, a 24-year-old outfielder, was drafted by Chicago right out of high school in 2009. He has a career slash line of .241/.319/.429 across all levels of minor league baseball.
He has 101 minor league home runs in 2,765 at bats and has greatly diminished his strikeout rate, going from 29.2 percent last season to 18.9 percent this year.