Shaun Anderson

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Not to be confused with Shawn Anderson.

Shaun Anderson
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Anderson with the Florida Gators
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-29) October 29, 1994 (age 27)
Coral Springs, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 15, 2019, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record3–5
Earned run average5.75
Strikeouts107
Teams

Shaun Anderson (born October 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Florida. The Boston Red Sox selected Anderson in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft. He has played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and San Diego Padres.

Amateur career[]

Anderson attended American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida. His junior year he was 6-1 with an 0.77 ERA, and his senior year he was 12-1 with a 1.10 ERA.[1] In the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, the Washington Nationals selected Anderson in the 40th round, with the 1,216th overall pick, the final pick in the draft.[2]

Anderson enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball for the Florida Gators. He began his collegiate career as a starting pitcher, but transitioned into a relief pitcher.[3] He started one game for the Gators, while spending the rest of his time with the Gators in relief. He played collegiate summer baseball as a starting pitcher for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League in 2014 and the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2015.[4] In 2016, as a junior he pitched to a 3–0 win-loss record and a 0.97 earned run average (ERA) with 13 saves (leading the SEC) in 36 games and 60 strikeouts in 46.1 innings for the Gators,[5] which tied the Gators single-season record for saves.[6][7] He was named First Team All-American by the NCBWA, Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings, and Perfect Game/Rawlings, Third Team All-American by D1baseball.com, and named to the ABCA All-South Region First Team and to the All-SEC First Team.[6]

Professional career[]

Boston Red Sox[]

The Boston Red Sox selected Anderson in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft, intending to use him as a starting pitcher, and he signed for a signing bonus of $700,000.[8][9][10] The Red Sox assigned him to the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[5] Anderson pitched only 2+2⁄3 innings in 2016, giving up nine runs. He began the 2017 season with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League.[11] The Red Sox promoted Anderson to the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in May.[12]

San Francisco Giants[]

On July 25, 2017, the Red Sox traded Anderson and Gregory Santos to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Eduardo Núñez.[13] The Giants assigned him to the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced California League, where he finished the season. In 24 total games between Greenville, Salem-Keizer, and San Jose, with 23 of those being starts, Anderson posted a 9–6 record with a 3.44 ERA.[14] Anderson began the 2018 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League.[15] He was selected to represent the Giants at the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[16] In July, the Giants promoted him to the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[17]

Anderson began the 2019 season with Sacramento, with whom he was 2-1 with a 3.76 ERA in 8 starts covering 38.1 innings in which he struck out 41 batters.[18] The Giants promoted Anderson to make his major league debut on May 15 against the Toronto Blue Jays.[19] His two hits in the game made him the first Giants pitcher since at least 1908 to have a multi-hit game with the bat in his first major league game.[20] With the Giants in 2019 he was 3-5 with two saves and a 5.44 ERA in 28 games (16 starts) in which he pitched 96 innings.[18]

In 2020, Anderson was used exclusively out of the bullpen, appearing in 18 games. He had 18 strikeouts in 15+1⁄3 innings.

Minnesota Twins[]

On February 4, 2021, the Giants traded Anderson to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for LaMonte Wade.[21] In 8+2⁄3 innings over four appearances for Minnesota in 2021, Anderson pitched to a 9.35 ERA with eight strikeouts.

Texas Rangers[]

On June 18, 2021, Anderson was claimed on waivers by the Texas Rangers.[22] He was then assigned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express, where he recorded 3.0 scoreless innings for the team. On June 29, Anderson was designated for assignment without having appeared in a game for the team.[23]

Baltimore Orioles[]

On July 3, 2021, Anderson was claimed on waivers by the Baltimore Orioles and optioned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.[24] On August 4, Anderson was designated for assignment by the Orioles.[25]

San Diego Padres[]

On August 7, 2021, Anderson was claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres. He was assigned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas.[26]

Toronto Blue Jays[]

On November 19, 2021 Anderson was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays.[27]

References[]

  1. ^ "Shaun Anderson High School Baseball Stats American Heritage (Plantation, FL)". MaxPreps. August 6, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Fordin, Spencer (January 20, 2016). "Pitcher Shaun Anderson earns MLB.com Don't Count Him Out Award". MLB.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Brockway, Kevin (April 21, 2016). "Closing the deal: UF's bullpen gaining confidence". Gainesville.com. The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Shaun Anderson". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Joyce, Tom (August 15, 2016). "Coral Springs' Shaun Anderson Relishing Starting Role". Coral Springs Talk. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Shaun Anderson - Baseball". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. ^ Thompson, Edgar (February 16, 2017). "Gators poised for another run at CWS title behind strong pitching". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  8. ^ McCaffery, Jen (June 10, 2016). "Red Sox Draft 2016: Boston selects Florida RHP Shaun Anderson in third round (video)". MassLive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  9. ^ Smith, Christopher (July 3, 2016). "Boston Red Sox sign Shaun Anderson, 2016 third-round draft pick with mid-90s fastball (video)". MassLive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  10. ^ "Shaun Anderson". The Baseball Cube. July 3, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. ^ Rink, Brandon (April 4, 2017). "Greenville Drive unveils talent-rich roster". GreenvilleOnline.com. The Greenville News. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  12. ^ Smith, Christopher (May 22, 2017). "Shaun Anderson, Boston Red Sox 2016 3rd-rounder, continues dominant season; Henry Owens has 3.19 ERA". masslive.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  13. ^ Browne, Ian. "Red Sox add Nunez in deal with Giants". MLB.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Shaun Anderson Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  15. ^ Pearrell, Tim (April 17, 2018). "Squrriels' Shaun Anderson went up from draft's bottom". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  16. ^ Meyers, Jacob (July 9, 2018). "Futures Game selection puts Squirrels' pitcher Shaun Anderson on national stage". Richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  17. ^ Shea, John (July 15, 2018). "Giants prospect Shaun Anderson promoted to Triple-A Sacramento". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Shaun Anderson College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  19. ^ Pavlovic, Alex (May 14, 2019). "Giants top pitching prospect Shaun Anderson to make MLB debut Wednesday". NBCSports.com. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  20. ^ "Batting Game Finder: From 1908 to 2019, Playing for SFG, In first 1 games, Played: P, (requiring H>=2), sorted by greatest H". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  21. ^ Miller, Phil. "Twins trade LaMonte Wade to Giants for pitcher Shaun Anderson". Star Tribune.
  22. ^ Phil Miller (June 18, 2021). "Twins lose pitcher Shaun Anderson to Texas in waiver claim, face Rangers tonight". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  23. ^ "Rangers Designate Shaun Anderson For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
  24. ^ "Orioles Claim Shaun Anderson Off Waivers From Rangers, Designate Konner Wade For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
  25. ^ "Orioles Designate Shaun Anderson, Domingo Leyba For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
  26. ^ "Padres Claim Shaun Anderson Off Waivers From Orioles". MLB Trade Rumors.
  27. ^ "Blue Jays Claim Shaun Anderson From Padres". MLB Trade Rumors.

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