Fox mistakenly list five-time baseball All-Star (and their former employee!) Frank Thomas as DEAD in their ‘in memoriam’ segment… before Chicago White Sox legend takes to social media to assure fans he’s still alive

Fox News mistakenly put a photo of former White Sox player Frank Thomas as part of an ‘in memoriam’ segment on Friday morning, confusing him with a previous big-leaguer with the same name who passed away in January.  

The mix-up forced Thomas to post a message and photo of himself on social media to prove he’s ‘alive and doing well.’ 

Fox News issued a correction live on-air about a half hour after the error was made. 

‘Ladies and Gentlemen I’m very sorry my ex employer Fox would be this irresponsible on National TV this morning,’ Thomas said on social media. ‘Yes I’m alive and doing well. This blows my mind also.’

The two Frank Thomas’ are not related. The elder Thomas’ playing career ended in 1966, while the longtime White Sox was born in 1968. 

The error prompted Thomas to post a photo of himself to social media assuring fans he’s alive

Thomas worked as a baseball analyst for Fox Sports for nine years, only being replaced in April

Thomas worked for Fox Sports from 2014 until earlier this year when he was replaced by Derek Jeter. 

The mess-up is startling, as most baseball fans wouldn’t know there were two former All-Stars named Frank Thomas. 

The older Thomas played for seven teams in 16 MLB seasons and was a three-time All-Star. He never received Hall of Fame consideration.

The White Sox legend is now 55 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, when he first appeared on the ballot.

After leaving Fox, Thomas has made appearances on Apple TV’s MLB coverage.  

Thomas has appeared in commercials for the testosterone boosting supplement Nugenix in the past, leading some fans to say ‘he’ll live until he’s 152.’

Based on the error, a reunion between Thomas and Fox appears unlikely.