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'''Jack Donald Anderson''' (born January 10, 1994) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Kane County Cougars]]. Anderson is a [[Submarine (baseball)|submarine]] pitcher.<ref name=submarine/>
'''Jack Donald Anderson''' (born January 10, 1994) is an American former [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]]. Anderson is a [[Submarine (baseball)|submarine]] pitcher.<ref name=submarine/>


==Career==
Anderson attended [[Evanston Township High School]] in [[Evanston, Illinois]].<ref name=JANL>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/sports/ct-evr-jack-anderson-seattle-mariners-penn-state-tl-0707-20160707-story.html|title=Jack Anderson overwhelmed by Evanston's response after he was drafted|author=Jon J. Kerr|website=[[Chicago tribune]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> Undrafted out of high school, Anderson attended [[Pennsylvania State University]] and played four years of [[college baseball]] for the [[Penn State Nittany Lions|Nittany Lions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/article_0aa578b2-3008-11e6-8101-c3815c44c828.html|title=Seattle Mariners select Penn State baseball's Jack Anderson|author=Matt Martell|website=[[Daily Collegian]]|date=June 11, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref>
===Amateur career===
Anderson played for the [[Cotuit Kettleers]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League|Cape Cod League]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kettleers.org/2015/07/anderson-and-dunn-shut-door-against-bourne/|title=Anderson and Dunn Shut Door against Bourne|author=Dylan Wolter|website=[[Cotuit Kettleers]]|date=July 10, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> In his senior season of 2016, he pitched to a 2.14 ERA and 13 saves in {{frac|54|2|3}} innings.<ref name=SSS/> Anderson set Penn State school records for career saves (25), appearances (98), and single-season saves (13).<ref name=JANL/><ref name=NLJA/> Anderson was drafted by the [[Seattle Mariners]] in the 23rd round, with the 687th overall selection, of the [[2016 MLB draft]], and signed with them.<ref name=NLJA>{{cite web|url=https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-baseball/article83249582.html|title=Nittany Lions' Haley, Anderson selected in MLB Draft|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 11, 2016|website=[[Centre Daily Times]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=SSS>{{cite web|url=https://news.psu.edu/story/414737/2016/06/15/athletics/anderson-signs-mariners|title=Anderson signs with Mariners|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2019|website=[[Pennsylvania State University]]}}</ref>
Anderson attended [[Evanston Township High School]] in [[Evanston, Illinois]].<ref name=JANL>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/sports/ct-evr-jack-anderson-seattle-mariners-penn-state-tl-0707-20160707-story.html|title=Jack Anderson overwhelmed by Evanston's response after he was drafted|author=Jon J. Kerr|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> Undrafted out of high school, Anderson attended [[Pennsylvania State University]] and played four years of [[college baseball]] for the [[Penn State Nittany Lions|Nittany Lions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/article_0aa578b2-3008-11e6-8101-c3815c44c828.html|title=Seattle Mariners select Penn State baseball's Jack Anderson|author=Matt Martell|website=[[Daily Collegian]]|date=June 11, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> In 2015 , he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] with the [[Cotuit Kettleers]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=803471 |title=#27 Jack Anderson - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kettleers.org/2015/07/anderson-and-dunn-shut-door-against-bourne/|title=Anderson and Dunn Shut Door against Bourne|author=Dylan Wolter|website=[[Cotuit Kettleers]]|date=July 10, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> In his senior season of 2016, he pitched to a 2.14 ERA and 13 saves in {{frac|54|2|3}} innings.<ref name=SSS/> Anderson set Penn State school records for career saves (25), appearances (98), and single-season saves (13).<ref name=JANL/><ref name=NLJA/> Anderson was drafted by the [[Seattle Mariners]] in the 23rd round, with the 687th overall selection, of the [[2016 MLB draft]], and signed with them.<ref name=NLJA>{{cite web|url=https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-baseball/article83249582.html|title=Nittany Lions' Haley, Anderson selected in MLB Draft|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 11, 2016|website=[[Centre Daily Times]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=SSS>{{cite web|url=https://news.psu.edu/story/414737/2016/06/15/athletics/anderson-signs-mariners|title=Anderson signs with Mariners|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2019|website=[[Pennsylvania State University]]}}</ref>


===Seattle Mariners===
Anderson split his professional debut season of 2016 between the [[AZL Mariners]] and the [[Everett AquaSox]], going 3–1 with a 1.71 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 21 innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gopsusports.com/news/2016/12/6/Jack_Anderson_Making_Early_Impressions_for_Seattle_Mariners.aspx|title=Jack Anderson Making Early Impressions for Seattle Mariners|date=December 6, 2016|author=Jack Dougherty|website=[[Pennsylvania State University]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> He split the 2017 season between the [[Clinton LumberKings]] and the [[Modesto Nuts]], going a combined 3–5 with a 2.51 ERA and 75 strikeouts over {{frac|71|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/former-evanston-hurler-anderson-hoping-make-pitch-majors/|title=Former Evanston hurler Anderson hoping to make pitch for majors|author=Paul Johnson|website=Cook County Chronicle|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> He spent the 2018 season with Modesto, going 2–4 with a 2.68 ERA and 57 strikeouts over {{frac|53|2|3}} innings, and was the recipient of the Mariners 2018 “60 ft. 6 in. Club” award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-announce-2018-minor-league-award-winners/|title=Mariners announce 2018 minor league award winners|author=Ryan Divish|website=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=submarine>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jack-anderson-showing-sidearm-in-mariners-camp|title=Anderson 'darn near knuckle-scraping'|website=[[MLB.com]]|author=Greg Johns|date=February 28, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> Anderson spent the 2019 season with the [[Arkansas Travelers]], going 4–2 with a 1.50 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 54 innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2019/11/16/20967341/mariners-2019-rule-5-draft-decisions|title=Mariners 2019 Rule 5 Draft Decisions|website=Lookout Landing|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|author=Joe E. Doyle|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> Anderson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html|title=2020 Minor League Season Canceled|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref>
Anderson split his professional debut season of 2016 between the [[AZL Mariners]] and the [[Everett AquaSox]], going 3–1 with a 1.71 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 21 innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gopsusports.com/news/2016/12/6/Jack_Anderson_Making_Early_Impressions_for_Seattle_Mariners.aspx|title=Jack Anderson Making Early Impressions for Seattle Mariners|date=December 6, 2016|author=Jack Dougherty|website=[[Pennsylvania State University]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> He split the 2017 season between the [[Clinton LumberKings]] and the [[Modesto Nuts]], going a combined 3–5 with a 2.51 ERA and 75 strikeouts over {{frac|71|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chronicleillinois.com/news/cook-county-news/former-evanston-hurler-anderson-hoping-make-pitch-majors/|title=Former Evanston hurler Anderson hoping to make pitch for majors|author=Paul Johnson|website=Cook County Chronicle|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> He spent the 2018 season with Modesto, going 2–4 with a 2.68 ERA and 57 strikeouts over {{frac|53|2|3}} innings, and was the recipient of the Mariners 2018 “60 ft. 6 in. Club” award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-announce-2018-minor-league-award-winners/|title=Mariners announce 2018 minor league award winners|author=Ryan Divish|website=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref><ref name=submarine>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jack-anderson-showing-sidearm-in-mariners-camp|title=Anderson 'darn near knuckle-scraping'|website=[[MLB.com]]|author=Greg Johns|date=February 28, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> Anderson spent the 2019 season with the [[Arkansas Travelers]], going 4–2 with a 1.50 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 54 innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2019/11/16/20967341/mariners-2019-rule-5-draft-decisions|title=Mariners 2019 Rule 5 Draft Decisions|website=Lookout Landing|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|author=Joe E. Doyle|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref>


Anderson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html|title=2020 Minor League Season Canceled|website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> Anderson would return to the Travelers for the 2021 season going 0–3 with a 5.75 ERA and 32 strikeouts over {{frac|51|2|3}} innings.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=anders007jac|title=Jack Anderson|website=baseballreference.com}}</ref> On November 12, 2021, Anderson was released by the Mariners organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.milb.com/player/jack-anderson-670443|title=Jack Anderson|website=milb.com}}</ref>

===Kane County Cougars===
On April 4, 2022, Anderson signed with the [[Kane County Cougars]] of the [[American Association of Professional Baseball]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aabaseball.com/transactions/|title=American Association of Professional Baseball - 2022 Transactions}}</ref> In 46 games out of the [[bullpen]], he compiled a 6–2 record and 4.24 ERA with 67 strikeouts across {{fraction|63|2|3}} innings pitched. On October 26, Anderson was released by the Cougars.

===Long Island Ducks===
On July 16, 2023, Anderson signed with the [[Long Island Ducks]] of the [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlanticleague.com/stats/transactions/|title=Atlantic League Professional Baseball: Transactions}}</ref> In 18 relief outings for the Ducks, he recorded a 4.24 ERA with 18 strikeouts across 17 innings of work. Anderson became a free agent following the season.

==Personal life==
Anderson graduated from Penn State's [[Smeal College of Business]] with a degree in supply chain and information systems.<ref name=SSS/>
Anderson graduated from Penn State's [[Smeal College of Business]] with a degree in supply chain and information systems.<ref name=SSS/>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://gopsusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/jack-anderson/144 Penn State Nittany Lions bio]
*[https://gopsusports.com/sports/baseball/roster/jack-anderson/144 Penn State Nittany Lions bio]


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[[Category:Cotuit Kettleers players]]
[[Category:Everett AquaSox players]]
[[Category:Clinton LumberKings players]]
[[Category:Modesto Nuts players]]
[[Category:Arkansas Travelers players]]
[[Category:Kane County Cougars players]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Chicago]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois]]

Latest revision as of 21:26, 5 August 2024

Jack Anderson
Pitcher
Born: (1994-01-10) January 10, 1994 (age 30)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Jack Donald Anderson (born January 10, 1994) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Anderson is a submarine pitcher.[1]

Career

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Amateur career

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Anderson attended Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois.[2] Undrafted out of high school, Anderson attended Pennsylvania State University and played four years of college baseball for the Nittany Lions.[3] In 2015 , he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4][5] In his senior season of 2016, he pitched to a 2.14 ERA and 13 saves in 54+2⁄3 innings.[6] Anderson set Penn State school records for career saves (25), appearances (98), and single-season saves (13).[2][7] Anderson was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round, with the 687th overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft, and signed with them.[7][6]

Seattle Mariners

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Anderson split his professional debut season of 2016 between the AZL Mariners and the Everett AquaSox, going 3–1 with a 1.71 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 21 innings.[8] He split the 2017 season between the Clinton LumberKings and the Modesto Nuts, going a combined 3–5 with a 2.51 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 71+2⁄3 innings.[9] He spent the 2018 season with Modesto, going 2–4 with a 2.68 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 53+2⁄3 innings, and was the recipient of the Mariners 2018 “60 ft. 6 in. Club” award.[10][1] Anderson spent the 2019 season with the Arkansas Travelers, going 4–2 with a 1.50 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 54 innings.[11]

Anderson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] Anderson would return to the Travelers for the 2021 season going 0–3 with a 5.75 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 51+2⁄3 innings.[13] On November 12, 2021, Anderson was released by the Mariners organization.[14]

Kane County Cougars

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On April 4, 2022, Anderson signed with the Kane County Cougars of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[15] In 46 games out of the bullpen, he compiled a 6–2 record and 4.24 ERA with 67 strikeouts across 63+2⁄3 innings pitched. On October 26, Anderson was released by the Cougars.

Long Island Ducks

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On July 16, 2023, Anderson signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[16] In 18 relief outings for the Ducks, he recorded a 4.24 ERA with 18 strikeouts across 17 innings of work. Anderson became a free agent following the season.

Personal life

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Anderson graduated from Penn State's Smeal College of Business with a degree in supply chain and information systems.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Greg Johns (February 28, 2019). "Anderson 'darn near knuckle-scraping'". MLB.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jon J. Kerr (July 7, 2016). "Jack Anderson overwhelmed by Evanston's response after he was drafted". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Matt Martell (June 11, 2016). "Seattle Mariners select Penn State baseball's Jack Anderson". Daily Collegian. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "#27 Jack Anderson - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Dylan Wolter (July 10, 2015). "Anderson and Dunn Shut Door against Bourne". Cotuit Kettleers. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Anderson signs with Mariners". Pennsylvania State University. June 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Nittany Lions' Haley, Anderson selected in MLB Draft". Centre Daily Times. June 11, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Jack Dougherty (December 6, 2016). "Jack Anderson Making Early Impressions for Seattle Mariners". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ^ Paul Johnson (April 18, 2017). "Former Evanston hurler Anderson hoping to make pitch for majors". Cook County Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Ryan Divish (September 25, 2018). "Mariners announce 2018 minor league award winners". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Joe E. Doyle (November 16, 2019). "Mariners 2019 Rule 5 Draft Decisions". Lookout Landing. SB Nation. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors.
  13. ^ "Jack Anderson". baseballreference.com.
  14. ^ "Jack Anderson". milb.com.
  15. ^ "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2022 Transactions".
  16. ^ "Atlantic League Professional Baseball: Transactions".
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