Los Angeles #Angels star Garret Anderson goes 3-for-4 with a HR and 2 RBI on his way to being named the MVP of the 2003 Major League All-Star Game in Chicago! ~ RIP Garret Anderson ⚾️ #MLB#Baseball#History
My heart is broken… GA was one of my mentors when I first broke into the league… he is the epitome of professionalism and one of the most athletic guys Ive ever been around… not only that he was an amazing father and husband.. my heart goes out to his family! RIP GA you will be missed!!
We are shocked and saddened by the passing of Garret Anderson, a 17-year MLB veteran and a standout member of the 2002 World Series champion Angels.
A Los Angeles native, Anderson debuted with the Angels in 1994 and spent 15 of his 17 Major League seasons with the team. He finished his career with the Braves and Dodgers, amassing 2,529 hits and a .293 career batting average.
Anderson was a 3-time All-Star. In 2003, Anderson won the Home Run Derby, and as the starting left fielder for the AL, he went 3-for-4 with a home run to capture game MVP honors.
A member of the Angels Hall of Fame, he holds several franchise records including games played (2,013), hits (2,368), doubles (489), extra-base hits (796), RBI (1,292), and total bases (3,743).
In Game 7 of the 2002 World Series, it was Anderson’s 3-run double that provided the winning margin in a 4-1 victory to clinch the first championship in Angels history.
He was 53 years old.