In 2002, Thousand led the Big Ten in triples with 8,[2] which also tied an Iowa school record and ranked him third in the nation.
In 2003, Thousand led the team in five offensive categories, including batting average (.355/.370 in the Big Ten Conference), hits (59), doubles (17), runs (42) and stolen bases (20),[3] and was named Second Team All-Big Ten.
He began his legal career in Chicago at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where he was an associate in the Corporate, Sports and Entertainment department.
[6][7] He played minor league baseball for Toronto's Single-A Pulaski Blue Jays (2003), but his season and career was cut short due to a slap lesion labrum tear in his right shoulder.
[18] For Yoenis Cespedes, Thousand negotiated a three-year, $75 million contract with the New York Mets that included an opt-out after the first season (2016).
[20] Cespedes was guaranteed $27.5 million if he opted out after the first season, which would be the second-highest AAV ever for a position player.
[22] Cespedes opted out of his contract after the 2016 season and in November 2016 re-signed for $110 million over four years, setting records for annual average value ($27.5 million[23]) records for an outfielder and any Mets player in franchise history and the second-highest AAV ever for a non-pitcher.