Ian Anderson (baseball)

Ian Theodore Anderson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Anderson was selected by the Braves with the third overall pick of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 2020. Anderson is the youngest pitcher in MLB postseason history to allow fewer than three hits while striking out nine while pitching at least six innings.

About Ian Anderson (baseball) in brief

Summary Ian Anderson (baseball)Ian Theodore Anderson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Anderson was selected by the Braves with the third overall pick of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 2020. Anderson is the youngest pitcher in MLB postseason history to allow fewer than three hits while striking out nine while pitching at least six innings. His twin brother Ben was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers in the 26th round of the 2019 MLB Draft. His father, Bob Anderson, won multiple New York State championships as a coach at Schalmont High School.

He played high school baseball for Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York. He committed to play college baseball at Vanderbilt. He has a younger brother named Isaac Anderson who was drafted in the 13th round by the Texas Ranger in the 2019 Major League League Baseball draft. Anderson has a brother named Ben Anderson who played baseball for the Binghamton University Blue Jays before being drafted by Toronto.