Garret Anderson

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**Garret Anderson**
Major League Baseball debut
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — No. 16
Left Field
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
July 27, 1994 for the California Angels
Selected MLB statistics (through October 1, 2006)
AVG	.297
HR	241
RBI's	1128
OPS	.797
Awards
2002, 2003, and 2005 All-Star 2003 All-Star Game MVP 2003 Home Run Derby Champion 2002 and 2003 AL Silver Slugger (OF)

Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder who has played his entire career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is the franchise leader in games played, at-bats, hits, total bases, singles, doubles, extra-base hits, and RBI.

1 High school career
2 Career with the Angels
3 Current Contract
4 Highlights
5 External links

[edit] High school career

Garret Anderson attended Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California. While there, he was a three sport star in baseball, football, and basketball. In baseball, he won two All-Los Angeles City honors and two All-League Honors, and as a junior, helped his team win the Los Angeles City Championship. In basketball, as a senior, he won All-Los Angeles City honors and All-League honors.

[edit] Career with the Angels

Since signing with the California Angels in 1994, Garret Anderson has had rough points in his career. In 1997, his Home Run and RBI stats slipped dramatically. In 2000, he responded with 35 home runs, 117 RBIs, with a .286 batting average and a .519 slugging percentage. Anderson's 2004 and 2005 seasons were been marred by injuries, including an upper back injury suffered in 2004, where later on in the year, the Anaheim Angels were swept by the Boston Red Sox.

[edit] Current Contract

4 years, $48 million (2005-2008), plus $14 million 2009 club option

  -$3 million signing bonus
  -2005: $9 million
  -2006: $10 million
  -2007: $11 million
  -2008: $12 million
  -2009: $14 million club option ($3 million club option)
  -Signed as an extension to 4 year, $20 million contract that was set to expire after 2004 season

[edit] Highlights

Three-time All-Star (2002-03, 2005)
All-Star Game MVP (2003)
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year (1995)
Twice Silver Slugger Award (2002-03)
Home Run Derby winner (2003)
Top 10 MVP (2002, 4th)
Twice led American League in doubles (2002-03)
Set a club-record 1,043 RBI, breaking the old mark set by Tim Salmon (2005)
Collected his 2,000th career hit on July 1, 2006.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Coaching Staff Rotation Bullpen Catchers Infielders Outfielders Disabled List:		Manager: Mike Scioscia • Bench: Ron Roenicke • Pitching: Mike Butcher Hitting: Mickey Hatcher • Bullpen: Orlando Mercado • First Base: Alfredo Griffin Third Base: Dino Ebel John Lackey • Ervin Santana • Joe Saunders • Kelvim Escobar • Jered Weaver Chris Bootcheck • Héctor Carrasco • Brendan Donnelly • Greg Jones Dustin Moseley • Chris Resop • Francisco Rodríguez • Scot Shields • Justin Speier Jeff Mathis • José Molina • Mike Napoli Erick Aybar • Orlando Cabrera • Chone Figgins • Maicer Izturis • Howie Kendrick Dallas McPherson • Kendry Morales • Robb Quinlan Garret Anderson • Darin Erstad • Vladimir Guerrero • Gary Matthews, Jr. • Tommy Murphy Juan Rivera • Reggie Willits Bartolo Colón • Casey Kotchman

[edit] External links

Garret Anderson at ESPN.com
Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis

Preceded by Edgar Martinez	American League Player of the Month July, 1995	Succeeded by Albert Belle
Preceded by Cal Ripken, Jr.	Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 2003	Succeeded by Alfonso Soriano
Preceded by Jason Giambi	Home Run Derby Champion 2003	Succeeded by Miguel Tejada