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Brett F. Anderson (born February 1, 1988, in Midland, Texas) is a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.
[edit] Early lifeHe attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he was an all-state selection in 2006, his senior year.[1] [edit] Baseball careerAnderson was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. In December 2007, he was traded by Diamondbacks with Dana Eveland, Greg Smith, Aaron Cunningham, Carlos González and Chris Carter to the Athletics for Dan Haren and Connor Robertson. In 2008, Anderson hurled one scoreless inning in the All-Star Futures Game played at Yankee Stadium. He was a combined 11-4 with a 3.62 earned run average and 101 strikeouts[2] between Class A and Double-A when he was named to the U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing. He and his team won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] Anderson was a highly-touted young prospect; in 2008 he was ranked as the 36th-best prospect in the Major Leagues, and in 2009 he was ranked the top prospect in Oakland's system by Baseball America. [edit] Major leaguesAnderson is currently one of the starting pitchers for the Oakland A's. On July 6, 2009, Anderson pitched a shutout against the Boston Red Sox striking out 9 batters, a career high. It was his first career shutout, and his first career complete game. On July 19, 2009, Anderson had a perfect game going through 7 2/3 innings, eventually surrendering a hit to Bobby Abreu. He gave up only 2 hits, 0 walks, and 0 earned runs through 8 innings pitched, and struck out 6. [edit] PersonalAnderson is the son of Frank Anderson, the baseball coach at Oklahoma State University. [edit] References[edit] External links
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