Jack Anderson (baseball)
Jack Donald Anderson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Anderson is a submarine pitcher.
Playing career
Amateur career
Anderson attended Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois. Undrafted out of high school, Anderson attended Pennsylvania State University and played four years of college baseball for the Nittany Lions. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In his senior season of 2016, he pitched to a 2.14 ERA and 13 saves in innings. Anderson set Penn State school records for career saves, appearances, and single-season saves.Seattle Mariners
Anderson was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round, with the 687th overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and signed with them.Anderson split his first professional season between the rookie-level Arizona League Mariners and Low-A Everett AquaSox, going 3–1 with a 1.71 ERA and 18 strikeouts over 21 innings. He split the 2017 season between the Single-A Clinton LumberKings and High-A Modesto Nuts, going a combined 3–5 with a 2.51 ERA and 75 strikeouts over innings. Strickland spent the 2018 season with Modesto, going 2–4 with a 2.68 ERA and 57 strikeouts over innings, and was the recipient of the Mariners 2018 “60 ft. 6 in. Club” award. Anderson spent the 2019 season with the Double-A Arkansas Travelers, going 4–2 with a 1.50 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 54 innings.
Anderson did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anderson would return to the Travelers for the 2021 season going 0–3 with a 5.75 ERA and 32 strikeouts over innings. On November 12, 2021, Anderson was released by the Mariners organization.