He is a two-time MLB All-Star in 1988 and 1993 and a Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award winner in 1993 as well. After his retirement, Thompson worked as a coach. He began his coaching career with the team that drafted him before accepting a job with the Cleveland Indians as a first base coach in 2001. He earned a job as the Indians’ special assistant to the general manager before deciding to become the team’s bench coach. In 2010, Thompson started working with the Seattle Mariners as a bench coach before his eventual firing in 2013.
