Anthony Sanders
| Anthony Sanders | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: March 2, 1974 Tucson, Arizona | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| April 26, 1999 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| April 18, 2001 for the Seattle Mariners | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .240 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
Teams | |||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Competitor for the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | Team competition |
Anthony Marcus Sanders (born March 2, 1974 in Tucson, Arizona) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. Sanders spent parts of three seasons in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, along with part of the 2001 season with the Yokohama BayStars in Japan. As a member of the United States national baseball team, Sanders won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He used to be the manager for the Grand Junction Rockies. In 1997, Sanders' wife was killed in a skiing accident.[1] In 2013, Sanders joined the farm system of the Colorado Rockies[2] as manager of the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, and was named the circuit's 2014 manager of the year.[3]
References
- ↑ "Team USA Who's Who". Baseball America. August 23, 2000. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
- ↑ Paul Cicala (September 2, 2014). "Former Santa Rita multi-sport star continues to excel in pro baseball". KVOA. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Sanders named PL Manager of the Year". Minor League Baseball. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
