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Shaun Anderson (born October 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the
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(KBO). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,
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, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays. He played college baseball for the University of Florida. The Boston Red Sox selected Anderson in the third round of the
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.


Amateur career

Anderson attended
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in Plantation, Florida. His junior year he was 6-1 with an 0.77 ERA, and his senior year he was 12-1 with a 1.10 ERA. In the
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, the Washington Nationals selected Anderson in the 40th round, with the 1,216th overall pick, the final pick in the draft. Anderson enrolled at the University of Florida to play college baseball for the
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. He began his collegiate career as a
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, but transitioned into a relief pitcher. He started one game for the Gators, while spending the rest of his time with the Gators in relief. He played
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as a starting pitcher for the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League in 2014 and the Wareham Gatemen of the
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in 2015. In 2016, as a junior he pitched to a 3–0 win–loss record and a 0.97 earned run average (ERA) with 13 saves (leading the SEC) in 36 games and 60 strikeouts in 46.1 innings for the Gators, which tied the Gators single-season record for saves. He was named First Team All-American by the NCBWA, Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/
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, and Perfect Game/Rawlings, Third Team All-American by D1baseball.com, and named to the ABCA All-South Region First Team and to the All-SEC First Team.


Professional career


Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox selected Anderson in the third round of the
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, intending to use him as a starting pitcher, and he signed for a
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of $700,000. The Red Sox assigned him to the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season
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. Anderson pitched only innings in 2016, giving up nine runs. He began the 2017 season with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League. The Red Sox promoted Anderson to the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in May.


San Francisco Giants

On July 25, 2017, the Red Sox traded Anderson and Gregory Santos to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Eduardo Núñez. The Giants assigned him to the San Jose Giants of the Class A-Advanced
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, where he finished the season. In 24 total games between Greenville, Salem-Keizer, and San Jose, with 23 of those being starts, Anderson posted a 9–6 record with a 3.44 ERA. Anderson began the 2018 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League. He was selected to represent the Giants at the 2018
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. In July, the Giants promoted him to the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA
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. Anderson began the 2019 season with Sacramento, with whom he was 2-1 with a 3.76 ERA in 8 starts covering 38.1 innings in which he struck out 41 batters. The Giants promoted Anderson to make his major league debut on May 15 against the Toronto Blue Jays. His two hits in the game made him the first Giants pitcher since at least 1908 to have a multi-hit game with the bat in his first major league game. With the Giants in 2019 he was 3-5 with two saves and a 5.44 ERA in 28 games (16 starts) in which he pitched 96 innings. In 2020, Anderson was used exclusively out of the bullpen, appearing in 18 games. He had 18 strikeouts in innings.


Minnesota Twins

On February 4, 2021, the Giants traded Anderson to the
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in exchange for
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. In innings over four appearances for Minnesota in 2021, Anderson pitched to a 9.35 ERA with eight strikeouts.


Texas Rangers

On June 18, 2021, Anderson was claimed on waivers by the Texas Rangers. He was then assigned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express, where he recorded 3.0 scoreless innings for the team. On June 29, Anderson was designated for assignment without having appeared in a game for the team.


Baltimore Orioles

On July 3, 2021, Anderson was claimed on waivers by the Baltimore Orioles and optioned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. On August 4, Anderson was designated for assignment by the Orioles.


San Diego Padres

On August 7, 2021, Anderson was claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Padres. He was assigned to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas.


Toronto Blue Jays

On November 19, 2021, Anderson was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. On November 30, Anderson was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. He was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons to begin the season. On June 27, 2022, Anderson was selected to the active roster. He was designated for assignment on July 6. Anderson cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Buffalo on July 9.


Kia Tigers

On November 26, 2022, Anderson signed with the Kia Tigers of the KBO.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Shaun Living people 1994 births Sportspeople from Coral Springs, Florida Baseball players from California Major League Baseball pitchers San Francisco Giants players Minnesota Twins players Baltimore Orioles players San Diego Padres players Toronto Blue Jays players Florida Gators baseball players Wareham Gatemen players Lowell Spinners players Greenville Drive players Salem Red Sox players San Jose Giants players Richmond Flying Squirrels players Sacramento River Cats players St. Paul Saints players Round Rock Express players El Paso Chihuahuas players American Heritage School (Florida) alumni Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Lakeshore Chinooks players