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The Miami Marlins are preparing for a three-game weekday series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at loanDepot park.
On Monday, shortstop Tim Anderson, who played for the Marlins in 2024, officially retired, ending his 10-year MLB career.
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Anderson, 33, was selected No. 17 overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2013 MLB Draft, where he made a name for himself during his tenure.
Anderson won the American League batting title in 2019 after hitting .335 in 123 games with the club.
His success at the plate helped establish him as one of baseball’s top young shortstops.
He followed that performance with another strong season in 2021, hitting .309 with 17 home runs and 61 RBIs in 123 games.
Anderson earned his first All-Star selection that season before making another All-Star team in 2022.
After spending the majority of his career with the White Sox, Anderson later moved on to the Marlins.
The club signed Anderson to a one-year, $5 million contract during spring training in 2024.
Anderson struggled to find consistency at the plate during his time in Miami, however.
He batted .214 with 50 hits, no home runs and nine RBIs in 65 games while serving as the club’s primary shortstop.
His struggles were part of a difficult season for the Marlins, who eventually moved on from the veteran infielder midway through the year.
The Marlins designated Anderson for assignment on July 2 before releasing him three days later.
Miami finished that season with a 62-100 record, including an 0-9 start in Skip Schumaker’s final season as manager before the organization hired Clayton McCullough.
The move brought an early end to what the organization had hoped would be a productive season from a veteran with a proven track record.
One year later, Anderson signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels, returning to the American League.
It was similar to Anderson’s stint with the Marlins, however.
In 31 games, Anderson batted .205/.258/.241, resulting in the Angels designating him for assignment on May 28. He was released the following day.
Anderson closes his career with a .276 batting average, 1,088 hits, 98 home runs, 350 RBIs and 122 stolen bases in 991 games.
His career included a batting title, two All-Star selections and a Silver Slugger Award, cementing his place as one of the White Sox’s most notable players of his generation.
The White Sox announced they will honor Anderson before their Sept. 17 game with a special pregame ceremony.
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TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Seigler scored from third base on a sacrifice fly Monday night — without ever tagging up.
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Needless to say, that left everyone in Toronto a little confused.
Seigler scored Boston's only run in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays on a chaotic, inning-ending double play that resulted in a 17-minute delay trying to sort out the whole thing.
While there was only one out when Ceddanne Rafaela hit a flyball to center field in the seventh, the scoreboard showed two outs. The ball was still in the air when Seigler headed toward the plate and Nick Sogard took off from first base.
When the ball was caught and the Blue Jays eventually tossed it to first to double up Sogard, that was the third out and it appeared Toronto still led 2-0 as players headed to the dugout.
That's when the umpires started discussing the bizarre play. There were separate conversations with both managers before conferring with MLB's replay center for a rules check on what crew chief Chris Guiccione said was a timing play.
In the end, because Seigler crossed home plate before Sogard was called out at first, and Toronto never appealed the runner leaving third base early, the run was awarded to the Red Sox.
Even some Blue Jays appeared to think the catch by center fielder Brett Batemen was the third out of the inning. Toronto reliever Simeon Woods Richardson and catcher Brandon Valenzuela both turned their back to the play and were going to the dugout even before second baseman Josh Smith got the ball from Bateman and threw to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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