Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tim Anderson was born June 23, 1993, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is a shortstop in the MLB.

In 2019 he batted .335 (leading the major leagues)/.357/.508. He had the lowest walk percentage in the American League (2.9%). He had career highs in hits with 167, despite having 88 fewer plate appearances than in 2018. He also had a career-high in doubles with 32 and runs with 81.

Overall with the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Anderson batted .322/.357/.529 with 45 runs (tied for the AL lead), ten home runs, and 21 RBIs in 49 games. He won his first Silver Slugger Award that season.

On July 10, 2021, before a game against the Baltimore Orioles, Anderson was named to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the first time as announced by White Sox third-base coach Joe McEwing. At the MLB Field of Dreams Game on August 12, 2021, Anderson hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th inning off of Zack Britton to win the game for the White Sox over the New York Yankees, 9–8. Overall in 2021, Anderson had a .309 batting average in 123 games hitting 17 Home Runs and 61 RBI's.

Tim Anderson was a starter for the AL in the 2022 All-Star Game. Overall in 2022, Anderson appeared in 79 games with an average of .301 hitting 6 home runs and 25 RBI's.

Anderson signed a one-year deal with the Marlins for the 2024 season.