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Hitting Coach
BORN: JAN. 18, 1964 OPENING DAY AGE: 62
BIRTHPLACE: SILVER SPRING, MD RESIDES: LOS ANGELES, CA
APPOINTED: NOV. 10, 2025

ANDERSON

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Joins Angels in 2026 as the Club’s hitting coach...Anderson returns to MLB following a seven-year stint
with Orioles as Vice President, Baseball Operations from 2013-2019; Anderson’s teams went 527-
607 (.465) with two playoff berths, including an A.L. East title and ALCS appearance in 2014; During
Anderson’s time in the front office, the O’s also drafted MLB All-Stars Jonah Heim (2013), Tanner Scott
(2014), Cedric Mullins (2015), Austin Hays (2016), Adley Rutschman (2019) and Gunnar Henderson
(2019), as well as Angels pitcher Grayson Rodriguez.
◆ Anderson began his front office career with the Orioles in 2012 as Special Assistant to the Executive
Vice President of Baseball Operations after consulting with the team on hitting instruction and strength
and conditioning training from 2010-2011.
PLAYING CAREER & MISC
◆ Three-time All-Star (1992, 1996-1997) who played 15 seasons with the Red Sox (1988), Orioles (1988-
2001), and Cleveland (2002)...Spent 14 seasons with O’s, where he set Baltimore Orioles records in
stolen bases (307) and times being hit by pitch (148); Anderson also ranks in the franchise’s top five in
walks (third; 927), plate appearances (fourth; 7,464), extra-base hits (fourth; 602), runs scored (fifth;
1,044), and times on base (fifth; 2,689).
◆ Is one of three players in Major League history with both a 50 home run season (50, 1996) and a 50
stolen base season (53, 1992), alongside Barry Bonds and Shohei Ohtani.
◆ Set Baltimore single-season records for home runs (50) and extra-base hits (92) in 1996, which stood
until they were surpassed by Chris Davis (53 HR and 96 XBH) in 2013.
◆ Tied for second in Orioles franchise history with six postseason home runs.
◆ Inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.
◆ Originally drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft out of
the University of California, Irvine...Made Major League debut with Boston on April 4, 1988...Traded
by the Red Sox with RHP Curt Schilling to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for RHP Mike Boddicker
on July 29, 1988.
◆ Born in Silver Spring, MD...Resides in Los Angeles, CA.
MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYING RECORD
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
15 .256 1834 6499 1062 1661 338 67 210 761 960 1190 315

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