Brian Anderson (pitcher)
| Brian Anderson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 26, 1972 Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 10, 1993, for the California Angels | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 8, 2005, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 82–83 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.74 | ||
| Strikeouts | 723 | ||
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Brian James Anderson (born April 26, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher, who played 13 season for five teams, as well as a sports broadcaster and coach. Currently, Anderson is the color commentator on the Rays TV crew on Sun Sports.
Anderson was born on April 26, 1972, in Portsmouth, Virginia. At Geneva High School (Ohio), Anderson was a four-year letterman in baseball, a three-year letterman in golf, and a two-year letterman in basketball. He went on to attend Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
Anderson was selected by the California Angels in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft.
Anderson began his major league career with the California Angels in 1993. Between 1993-1995, he was 13-13 with a 5.46 ERA.
He was traded prior to the 1996 season to the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Jason Grimsley and Pep Harris. Anderson went 7-3 in two seasons with the Indians. He was on the 1997 playoff roster, in which he made six relief appearances, going 1-0 with 1 save.
Roughly a month after a solid performance during the 1997 World Series, Anderson was the second pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft.
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