Former American League batting champion, 33, announces retirement from MLB
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Tim Anderson is was the American League batting champion in 2019, and an All-Star in 2021 and 2022 with the Chicago White Sox.
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Now, a little more than one year removed from his final MLB game with the Los Angeles Angels, the veteran shortstop is ready to call it a career.
On a Zoom with reporters Monday, Aug. 10, Anderson said he is already moving on to his post-baseball endeavors.
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“I fought to try to get back for the last two or three years. I trained,” Anderson said, via MLB.com’s Scott Merkin. “I just couldn’t get the body to operate where it used to … Overall I’m happy. I’m happy in real life, the real world.”
Anderson hasn’t been under contract to a big league organization since he was released by the Angels in May 2025. In 31 major league games last year, Anderson slashed .205/.258/.241.
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In 10 seasons with the White Sox (2016-23), Miami Marlins (2024) and Angels (2025), Anderson batted .276 with 98 home runs and 350 RBIs.
From his peak, Anderson was one of the best contact hitters in the sport. From 2019-22, he hit .318 with 51 homers and 163 RBIs in 374 games.
But, as is often the case, Anderson needed more than a hit tool to sustain his career into his 30s.
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Anderson slashed .214/.237/.226 in his lone season in Miami, with only three extra-base hits in 65 games. It was his second consecutive season with a sub-zero Wins Above Replacement total.
The Angels took a flier on Anderson on a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training in February 2025. He hit well enough (.250/.297/.317) to make the Angels’ Opening Day roster, but eventually made way for younger players on the team’s infield under manager Ron Washington.
“I still love the game,” Anderson said, via Merkin. “It just brought too much pain to me so going back to play is not for me, not where I’m at right now.”
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