Grant Anderson

BIOGRAPHY

Grant Anderson was born June 21, 1997, in Port Arthur, Texas. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Anderson was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 21st round of the 2018 MLB draft. Anderson split his professional debut season of 2018 between the AZL Mariners, Everett AquaSox, and the Clinton LumberKings, going a combined 2–1 with a 1.38 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 13 innings.

On April 1, 2019, Anderson was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Connor Sadzeck. He spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single-A South Atlantic League, going 7–4 with a 3.22 ERA and 50 strikeouts over 64+1⁄3 innings. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anderson split the 2021 season between Hickory (reclassified to the High-A East) and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central, going a combined 2–4 with a 5.76 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 54+1⁄3 innings. His 2022 campaign was split between Frisco and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, with whom he posted a 5–0 combined record with a 3.48 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 67+1⁄3 innings. During the 2022 offseason, he played in the Puerto Rican Winter League for the Cangrejeros de Santurce, posting a 1–2 record with a 0.47 ERA and 24 strikeouts over 19 innings. Anderson opened the 2023 season moving between Frisco and Round Rock.

On May 29, 2023, Texas selected Anderson’s contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. In his major league debut on May 30, Anderson performed in a relief role, striking out the first four batters he faced. Anderson completed 2 2/3 innings, striking out seven before giving up a single to Miguel Cabrera, and recorded the win.