Jack Donald Anderson (born January 10, 1994) is an American

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who is a free agent. Anderson is a

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pitcher.

Career

Amateur career

Anderson attended

Evanston Township High School Evanston Township High School (ETHS) District 202, is a four-year public high school occupying a campus in Evanston, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago along the Lake Michigan shore. ETHS was established in 1883 and serves the city of Evanston ...

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. Undrafted out of high school, Anderson attended

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ...

and played four years of

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for the

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. Anderson played for the

Cotuit Kettleers The Cotuit Kettleers are a collegiate summer baseball team based in the village of Cotuit, Massachusetts, which is in the southwest corner of the town of Barnstable. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the lea ...

of the

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in 2015. In his senior season of 2016, he pitched to a 2.14 ERA and 13 saves in innings. Anderson set Penn State school records for career saves (25), appearances (98), and single-season saves (13). Anderson was drafted by the

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in the 23rd round, with the 687th overall selection, of the

2016 MLB draft The 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on June 9, 2016, to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 2015 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be d ...

, and signed with them.

Seattle Mariners

Anderson split his professional debut season of 2016 between the

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and the

Everett AquaSox The Everett AquaSox are a Minor League Baseball team in Everett, Washington. The team is a member of the Northwest League and is affiliated with the Seattle Mariners. The AquaSox play their home games at Funko Field, which has a seating capacity o ...

, going 3–1 with a 1.71 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 21 innings. He split the 2017 season between the

Clinton LumberKings The Clinton LumberKings are a collegiate summer baseball team of the Prospect League. They are located in Clinton, Iowa, and play their home games at NelsonCorp Field. From 1956 to 2020, they were members of Minor League Baseball's Midwest Lea ...

and the

Modesto Nuts The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. They are located in Modesto, California, and are named for the several types of nuts grown in the region. They play the ...

, going a combined 3–5 with a 2.51 ERA and 75 strikeouts over innings. He spent the 2018 season with Modesto, going 2–4 with a 2.68 ERA and 57 strikeouts over innings, and was the recipient of the Mariners 2018 “60 ft. 6 in. Club” award. Anderson spent the 2019 season with the

Arkansas Travelers The Arkansas Travelers, also known informally as The Travs, are a Minor League Baseball team based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Travelers are affiliated with the Seattle Mariners as members of the Texas League. History The team succeeded ...

, going 4–2 with a 1.50 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 54 innings. Anderson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Anderson would return to the Travelers for the 2021 season going 0–3 with a 5.75 ERA and 32 strikeouts over innings. On November 12, 2021, Anderson was released by the Mariners.

Kane County Cougars

On April 4, 2022, Anderson signed with the

Kane County Cougars The Kane County Cougars are an independent professional baseball team located in Geneva, Illinois and are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). They play their ho ...

of the

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. On October 26, 2022, Anderson was released by the Cougars.

Personal life

Anderson graduated from Penn State's

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with a degree in supply chain and information systems.

References

External links

Penn State Nittany Lions bio
Living people 1994 births Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players Everett AquaSox players Clinton LumberKings players Modesto Nuts players Arkansas Travelers players Kane County Cougars players Baseball players from Chicago Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois {{US-baseball-pitcher-1990s-stub