Twins slugger Jim Thome probably received hundreds of congratulatory phone calls and text message after hitting his 600th career home run on Monday night.
While a bottle of champagne and a steak dinner are suitable gifts to offer an aging slugger, one company opted to send Thome and his teammates some protection.
And I don’t mean a gun.
CBS’ Eye on Baseball blog is reporting that NuVo Condoms send the DH and his teammates 600 condoms, according to a release posted by the blog on Tuesday.
“Jim Thome has reason to celebrate today after hitting his 600th homerun [Monday] night versus the Detroit Tigers. As a congratulatory gift for Thome’s incredible feat, NuVo sent the Minnesota Twins 600 condoms. NuVo hopes this offering to the team will help keep the Twins players and their partners safe during their celebrations. The Minnesota Twins aren’t the only people that the NüVo team is looking out for – NüVo has already distributed over 200,000 free condoms this year alone. You can always hit a home run with NuVo Condoms!”
