Graduated from Brainerd High School (MN)...Played college baseball at St. Cloud (Minn.) State University (2009-11) before transferring to Mayville State (N.D.) University for his senior season (2012)...Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 32nd round of the 2012 MLB Draft, but did not sign...Was playing in a men's baseball league in Tri-City, Minn., during the 2014 year between two stints in Independent League baseball during the 2012, 2013 and 2015 seasons...Remodeled homes, laying carpet, renovating bathrooms and installing roofing to supplement income during his time in the independent leagues...A two-sport athlete in high school playing football as a linebacker and kicker. Preferred the straight-on kicking style and wore square-toed cleats...Competed in BMX as a kid and still has trophies stored at his dad's house. Also enjoys snowmobiling and extreme sports.
2024
Made 37 appearances with the Royals, his most since a career-high 68 in his rookie season between the Marlins and Rays...Sported positive reverse split holding left-handed batters to a .167 BA (11-for-66, HR) and right-handers batted .348 (24-for-69, five HR)...Made 11 appearances in both April and June. His most since appearing in 11 games of May 2023 with Atlanta...Of his 37 appearances, 26 were in the 8th inning or after...Ran off a season-high 9.0 inning scoreless streak (4/13-5/6) over nine appearances...Tossed a season-high four outs vs. NYY (6/11) and vs. MIA (6/25)...Recorded his lone save at TB (5/25) with a scoreless ninth...Allowed a career-high two home runs vs. NYY (6/11), surrendering shots to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton...Was designated for assignment on July 13 and refused assignment becoming a free agent July 18. Signed by the Dodgers on July 20 and released Aug. 27, making three Minor League appearances at Oklahoma City (AAA)...Signed by the Orioles as a free agent on Aug. 29 and finished the season in Norfolk (AAA) making two appearances.
2023
Made the 2023 Opening Day roster to begin his first season in Atlanta, but was placed on the 60-day Injured List on July 13 with a right shoulder strain... The Braves won 28 of the 35 games he appeared in... Held left-handed batters to a .140 average (8-for-57) with 17 strikeouts and one walk for a .366 OPS, which ranked third in the Majors (min. 50 lefty batters faced)...Through his final appearance of the season on July 7, he ranked second on the team with 35 appearances and ranked sixth in the National League with 15 holds...When he was placed on the 60-day IL on July 13, Anderson was one of four National League pitchers with at least four wins and no losses, and his 3.06 ERA (12 ER in 35.1 IP) ranked second among that group...Made three appearances during a Minor League rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett, but was returned from that assignment on Sept. 27 and did not pitch again in 2023.
2022
Spent the entire season on the injured list or in the Minor Leagues. Opened the season on thg.e 60-day injured list (recovery from right elbow surgery), and remained there until a rehab assignment with the rookie-level FCL Rays on July 22…He was reinstated from the injured list on Au 22 and optioned to Durham. Was again placed on Tampa Bay’s 60-day injured list, Sept. 21, with right foot planter fasciitis, and missed the remainder of the season. In 19 Minor League games on the season, he compiled a 1-0 record and a 5.19 ERA (10 ER/17.1 IP).
2021
Diagnosed with a partial UCL tear as well as flexor tendinitis at the end of Spring Training and was placed on the 60-day IL on March 26...Reinstated from the 60-day IL on Sept. 12 and made his season debut the next night…made six apps in September before going on the 10-day IL on Sept. 27 (low back tightness)...Combined for 13 rehab apps (1 start) between the Rookie-level FCL Rays and Triple-A Durham, going 0-0 with a 4.26 ERA (12.2-IP, 6-ER) and 16 SO…began rehabbing July 23 and made two apps before an interruption by a medical issue unrelated to his elbow…joined Durham on Aug. 12 and made 11 apps with them...Struck out one of 24 BF in his six apps spanning 6 IP, compared to 26 SO in 16.1 IP in 2020...Allowed a run in three straight apps to end the season after his first three apps were scoreless...Underwent right elbow surgery Oct. 27, performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas…during the surgery, Meister repaired the UCL with an internal brace procedure…his expected return to game action is after the 2022 All-Star break.
2020
Made 19 apps in his first full season with the Rays…missed 13 games from Aug 20–Sep 3 while on the injured list (right forearm inflammation)...Finished with a 0.55 ERA (16.1-IP, 1-ER) and .091 opp avg. (5-for-55), including a .034 opp avg. (1-for-29) against right-handed batters…struck out 26 of his 58 BF (44.8 pct.)...Named first-team All-MLB, joining OAK Liam Hendriks as the two relievers selected…the teams were selected with voting split between fans and an MLB-appointed panel of experts, including media, former players and executives. Led the Rays bullpen with 6 saves, converting each of his chances…limited opponents to a .061 avg. (2-for-33) in save opportunities...Among pitchers with as many innings (16.1), his 0.55 ERA ranked 6th in the majors while his .091 opp avg. ranked 3rd behind KC Jesse Hahn (.071) and MIL Devin Williams (.090)...Eighteen of his 19 apps were scoreless, and he did not allow a hit in 14 of his 19 apps…entered with the Rays tied or ahead in all 19 apps...His first 14 apps were scoreless, tied with Scott Aldred in 1999 for the longest streak of scoreless apps to start a season in franchise history (excluding in-season acquisitions)...Made his second straight Opening Day roster...On Aug. 4 vs. BOS, recorded his first save since the trade to the Rays…inherited the bases loaded with 1 out and tying run at the plate in the 9th inning and struck out both batters faced...On Sept. 4 vs. MIA, was reinstated from the 10-day IL and recorded the save against his former team…went walk, E6 to start the 9th inning but got a fielder’s choice, pop out and strikeout...On Sept. 15 vs. WAS, inherited the bases loaded with 1 out in the 9th inning and the potential tying run on deck and struck out both batters faced for the save…extended his scoreless streak to 14 straight apps to start the season...On Sept. 16 vs. WAS, suffered his first loss since July 13, 2019 vs. NYM (with MIA), allowing a 2-run homer to Luis García on the first pitch of the 10th inning…was his first run allowed since Game 2 of the 2019 ALDS at HOU.
POSTSEASON: Went 1-2 with a 5.52 ERA (14.2- IP, 9-ER) in 10 apps…recorded 4 outs (or more) in seven of his 10 apps…faced 61 batters in the postseason, compared to 58 BF in the regular season...Yielded run(s) in seven consecutive apps, starting with Game 5 of the ALDS vs. NYY through the end of the postseason…marked the longest such streak for a reliever in postseason history...Pitched in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th innings…became the fifth pitcher to do that in a single postseason, joining HOU Brad Peacock in 2017, NYY Ken Clay in 1978, CIN Don Gullett in 1970 and NYM Nolan Ryan in 1969...In Game 5 at HOU, retired his first 4 BF before allowing a walk-off homer to Carlos Correa in the 9th inning…it was the third time the Rays lost a postseason game in walk-off fashion and first time on a walk-off homer.
2019
Spent the entire season in the majors, split between the Marlins and Rays organizations… acquired by the Rays in a four-player deal just minutes before the July 31 trade deadline...His 110 SO (in 65 IP) tied BOS Matt Barnes for 3rd-most in the majors as a reliever, trailing MIL Josh Hader (138) and OAK Liam Hendriks (122)… his 110 SO in relief was 8th all-time by a rookie- among those above him on the list are ATL Craig Kimbrel (127) in 2011, ATL Steve Bedrosian (114) in 1982 and LAD Pedro Martínez (113) in 1993...His 15.23 SO/9 IP ratio was the 3rd-highest mark in major league history by a qualifying rookie reliever, behind LAD Kenley Jansen (16.10) in 2011 and SEA Edwin Díaz (15.33) in 2016...Between the Marlins and Rays, struck out 41.7 pct. of batters faced, 2nd-best in the majors (min. 50 IP) behind MIL Josh Hader (47.8)...Made the Marlins roster out of spring training and made his major league debut on Opening Day vs. COL, retiring his only batter…earned his first win on May 21 at DET, working a scoreless 10th and 11th innings in a 5-4 victory, with 5 SO…earned his first save on June 23 at PHI...Beginning on Aug 1-the date of his Rays debut- through the end of the season, he led the majors (min. 20 IP) with a 17.30 SO/9 IP ratio...Made 23 apps after the trade to the Rays, recording 41 SO and only 2 BB (1 IBB)…recorded 34 SO before allowing his first walk, the 2nd-longest streak of strikeouts without a walk in franchise history behind Chris Archer (43) from May 27- June 13, 2015…since Stats LLC play-by-play data is available (1974), his streak was the longest to begin a career with a team, passing Billy Wagner (30) with the 2004 Phillies...Began his Rays career with 10 consecutive scoreless apps but pitched to a 3.86 ERA (11.2-IP, 5-ER) in his last 13 apps…went 4-2 with a 2.25 ERA (44-IP, 11-ER) and 71 SO (14.52 SO/9 IP) in 47 apps from May 27 through season's end...Recorded at least 1 SO in 21 of his 23 apps with the Rays, including multiple strikeouts in 14 of 23 apps and 3 SO (or more) in five of 23 apps...After allowing a double to his first batter faced as a Ray, retired 22 straight, including 17 SO… was the first reliever to start his Rays career with seven consecutive apps of multiple strikeouts...Starting with his second out on Aug 6 vs. TOR through his third out on Aug 17 vs. DET, struck out 13 of 14 BF including nine consecutive batters at one point, one shy of the major league record set by NYM Tom Seaver in 1970...Named to Baseball America's All-Rookie Team, the only reliever selected…became the first Rays pitcher selected since Jeremy Hellickson in 2011 and the first Rays reliever to make it...Named the 2019 Dick Siebert Award winner by the Minnesota Chapter of the BBWAA…the award is named for the former University of Minnesota coach and presented annually to the Upper Midwest Player of the Year…it was awarded previously to Jeremy Hellickson, an Iowa native.
2018
Spent season with Triple-A Rochester in International League and earned first career All-Star selection...Went 5-2 with 3.38 ERA (40.0 IP/15 ER) in 26 relief appearance prior to All-Star break, striking out 57 batters and holding opponents to .214 average. Also had four saves in six chances...Was 3-0 with 3.15 ERA (20.0/7) in 13 appearances (four starts) after All-Star break...His four starts totaled just 4.0 innings, with 9.00 ERA (4 er)...Longest start was 1.2 innings on August 3 at Pawtucket...Was 3-0 with 1.69 ERA (16.0/3) in his nine relief appearances in second half...18 of 25 relief appearances lasted at least 2.0 innings, with a high of 3.0 in a relief victory on May 29 at Durham...Picked up relief win in each of final two appearances of the season, on Aug. 28 vs. Buffalo and September 2 vs. Lehigh Valley; tied season high with four strikeouts (fifth time) vs. Buffalo and set new season high with five in finale vs. Lehigh Valley.
