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Tanner Anderson
Oakland Athletics
Pitcher
Born: (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993 (age 31)
Boynton Beach, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 2018, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–3
Earned run average6.15
Strikeouts24
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Managerial record at Baseball Reference
Teams

Tanner Ackley Anderson (born May 27, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics.

Career

After graduating from Plant High School in Tampa, Florida, Anderson enrolled at Harvard University where he played college baseball for the Harvard Crimson. As a senior at Harvard he pitched to a 0–4 record with a 4.08 ERA in 13 games (six starts).[1]

Pittsburgh Pirates

After his senior year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 2015 MLB draft,[2] and he signed.

After signing, Anderson was assigned to the Bristol Pirates where he was 4–0 with a 2.38 ERA in 12 relief appearances. At the end of the season, he was promoted and pitched six relief innings for the West Virginia Black Bears in which he was 1–0 with a 4.50 ERA. In 2016, he pitched for the West Virginia Power and the Bradenton Marauders where he posted a combined 3–3 record and 3.58 ERA in 36 games pitched between both clubs. Anderson moved into the starting rotation for the Altoona Curve in 2017, going 10–8 with a 3.38 ERA in 30 games (19 starts).[3] He began 2018 with the Indianapolis Indians.

Anderson was called up to the major leagues by the Pirates on June 27, 2018.[4] In 24 relief appearances for Indianapolis prior to his promotion he was 1–1 with a 2.34 ERA.[5]

Oakland Athletics

On November 20, 2018, Anderson was traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later, which was revealed to be 18-year-old RHP Wilkin Ramos.[6] On September 1, Anderson was designated for assignment.

References

  1. ^ "Pirates sign four more players from 2015 Draft | News, Sports, Jobs". The Herald Star. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "MLB draft selections ... all 1,215 of 'em". tennessean.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "Tanner Anderson Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sean Rodriguez placed on DL; pitcher Tanner Anderson called up | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". post-gazette.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "- The Washington Post". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Todd, Jeff (November 20, 2018). "Athletics Acquire Tanner Anderson, Add Four to 40-Man". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.


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