Tim Anderson was determined to make the most of his minor league contract and invitation to spring training with the Angels a year ago. He slashed .250/.297/.317 in Cactus League play, good enough to make the Angels’ Opening Day roster. He even started at shortstop and batted fifth in their first regular-season game against the Chicago White Sox, Anderson’s former team
In a sign of things to come, Anderson went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. By May, Zach Neto was healthy and starting every day. Anderson was designated for assignment and released, while manager Ron Washington gave more playing time to younger infielders
Anderson, 33, hasn’t played since. On a Zoom with reporters Monday, the former American League batting champion said he’s retiring
Anderson said he is going to retire
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“I still love the game,” he said, so going back to play is not for me, not where I’m at right now.”
Anderson’s retirement was all but official. His time in Anaheim amounted to a last chance to resuscitate an already flagging career
In 2024, Anderson signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Miami Marlins. He slashed .214/.237/.226, with only three extra-base hits in 65 games. It was his second consecutive season with a sub-zero Wins Above Replacement total
It was a far cry from Anderson’s peak, when he was one of the best contact hitters in MLB. From 2019-22, Anderson hit .318 with 51 homers and 163 RBIs in 374 games. He batted .335 in 2019, leading the American League in batting average. During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, his .322 batting average ranked second in the AL
In 2021 and 2022, Anderson represented the White Sox on the American League All-Star team. Those were his final seasons with a .300-or-better batting average — emblematic of his superlative hit tool
As is typical for many hitters, Anderson needed more than a good hit tool to extend his career well into his 30s
“I fought to try to get back for the last two or three years,” he said,where it used to … Overall I’m happy. I’m happy in real life, the real world.”
Anderson retires with a career batting average of .276, 98 home runs and 350 RBIs in 10 seasons with the White Sox (2016-23), Marlins (2024) and Angels (2025)
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J.P. Hoornstra is an On SI Contributor. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for <a href="https://todaytrendnews7.com/breaking-iran-wont-negotiate-with-the-us-until-trumps-term-is-done/” title=”Breaking: Iran won't negotiate with the US until Trump's term is done”>breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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