Overview
- Anderson announced his retirement in a Zoom call with reporters on Monday after a 10‑season major league career that began with the White Sox in 2016.
- He said he could not get his body back to form and that the game had brought “a lot of pain” and dark moments that eroded his enjoyment of playing.
- Anderson finished with roughly a .276 average, 98 home runs and 122 stolen bases and was the 2019 American League batting champion and a two‑time All‑Star.
- A left‑knee sprain in 2023 is widely cited as the turning point that altered his swing, and brief, low‑production comebacks with the Marlins in 2024 and the Angels in 2025 ended with designations for assignment.
- The White Sox will honor Anderson with a pregame retirement ceremony on Sept. 17 when the team will wear its City Connect ‘Southside’ uniforms and Anderson says he plans to focus on family and business projects in retirement.