Michael James Anderson (born July 30, 1966) is a former

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player who pitched for the

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in . He made his major league debut on September 7 against the

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. He pitched 1 of an inning, allowed 6 hits, 7 earned runs, and gave up 2 of 4 home runs in a single game hit by

Mark Whiten Mark Anthony Whiten (born November 25, 1966) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and switch-hitting batter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays (–), Cleveland Indians (1991–, –), St. Louis ...

. He only appeared in two more games after that. On December 10, 1993, he was traded with Darron Cox and Larry Luebbers to the

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for Chuck McElroy but he never made it to the majors with the Cubs. He continued to pitch in the minors until 1997, when he headed to

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. In 1998, Anderson recorded a save in Game 3 of the 1998

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for the

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, becoming the first American-born hurler to accomplish this feat. After serving as a

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in the

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from 2000 to 2006, he became a

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at the pro level for the Texas Rangers. His younger brother is current

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TV play-by-play announcer Brian Anderson.

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