Maryland, registering a 5-4 record and 3.38 ERA with 67 strikeouts. In 2019, he was also named pitching coach for the Blue Crabs, thus becoming a player/coach for the first time in his career. Thompson was named 2019 Atlantic League Pitcher of the Year. Thompson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the ALPB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He became a free agent after the year. On April 20, 2021, Thompson returned to the Blue Crabs as a player/coach for the 2021 season. Thompson had another stellar season, going 16–3 with a 3.20 ERA and 1.12 WHIP over a league-high 169.0 innings pitched. He was named ALPB Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season. On January 14, 2022, Thompson re-signed with the Blue Crabs as a player/coach for the 2022 season. On January 27, 2023, Thompson again re-signed with the Blue Crabs, returning for his 11th season with the team and fourth season as player-coach. References External links , or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League) 1985 births Living people African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona League Reds players Baseball coaches from Maryland Baseball players from Maryland Bravos de Margarita players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Caribes de Anzoátegui players Carolina Mudcats players Chattanooga Lookouts players Cincinnati Reds players Dayton Dragons players Guerreros de Oaxaca players Gulf Coast Expos players Gulf Coast Reds players Las Vegas 51s players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball pitchers Mexican League baseball pitchers People from La Plata, Maryland Peoria Saguaros players Piratas de Campeche players Rochester Red Wings players Sarasota Reds players Savannah Sand Gnats players Southern Maryland Blue Crabs players Vermont Lake Monsters players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people Leones del Escogido players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic