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22-512: Justin Anderson may refer to: Justin Anderson (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player Justin Anderson (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player Justin Anderson (linebacker) (born 1991), American football linebacker Justin Anderson (offensive lineman) (born 1988), American football guard Justin Anderson (running back) (born 1986), American football running back for

44-400: A 3.27 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 11.0 innings of work. He was invited to spring training in 2022 with Texas, but did not make the team and returned to Triple–A Round Rock to begin the season. In 3 appearances for Round Rock, Anderson logged a 6.00 ERA with 4 strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 10, 2022. On June 7, 2023, Anderson signed

66-587: A Class A1 level (between Class A and Class AA) was established in 1936. The contemporary Double-A classification, as the second-highest level in Minor League Baseball, was established in 1946. Entering that season, the three aforementioned leagues in Class AA all moved to the newly established Triple-A, and Class A1 became Double-A with two leagues: The Texas League remained in Double-A for

88-685: A K/BB ratio of 60/32 in 47 innings. In July 2020, Anderson underwent Tommy John surgery , and would miss the 2020 season. On December 2, Anderson was nontendered by the Angels. On January 13, 2021, Anderson signed a two-year, minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization. He returned to action with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Rangers , and was elevated to the Triple–A Round Rock Express after two appearances. In 11 appearances with Round Rock, Anderson posted

110-432: A couple of years. These players can get to the Double-A level by earning a promotion from any of the lower-level leagues, with Class A-Advanced ("High-A") being immediately below Double-A in the minor league hierarchy. The step up to the Double-A level can be one of the hardest promotions for such players because it is the level at which pitchers need to have a good off-speed pitch in their repertoires. In addition, it

132-638: A minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. He was assigned to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights to begin the year, and made five scoreless appearances for the affiliate. On April 12, 2024, the White Sox selected Anderson's contract to the major league roster. Class AA Class AA ("Double-A") was established in 1912, as the new highest classification of Minor League Baseball . Previously, Class A had been

154-495: A minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. He made 24 appearances split between the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Royals , Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals , and Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers , accumulating a 6.87 ERA with 59 strikeouts across 36 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings of work. Anderson elected free agency following the season on November 6. On November 21, 2023, Anderson signed

176-673: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Justin Anderson (baseball) Justin Charles Anderson (born September 28, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels . Anderson attended St. Pius X High School in Houston , Texas , and

198-467: Is the highest level in the minor leagues, players may also advance to the major leagues directly from Double-A. For example, within the Toronto Blue Jays organization, 17 position players were promoted from Double-A directly to MLB during 1978–2018; approximately one player every two seasons. As players at the Double-A level are, generally, still improving their skills, it could be argued that

220-420: Is the level where fastball -only hitters need to learn how to hit off-speed pitches, or their hopes of advancing to the majors will diminish. Some players may be placed in Double-A to begin their minor league careers, usually veterans from foreign leagues or top prospects out of college. Additionally, major league clubs sometimes send players to their Double-A team to rehabilitate from injuries. While Triple-A

242-638: The Salt Lake Bees of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League . The Angels promoted him to the major leagues on April 23, 2018. He made his major league debut that night. Anderson would appear in 57 games, going 3-3 and recording 4 saves with a 4.07 ERA, and striking out 67 in 55 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings (averaging 10.9 strikeouts per 9 innings) while walking 40 batters. The following season, Anderson's inconsistency proved to be his downfall as he registered an ERA of 5.55 in 54 games. He had

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264-829: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He played college baseball for the UTSA Roadrunners from 2012 through 2014. The Angels selected him in the 14th round of the 2014 MLB draft . After signing with the Angels, Anderson was assigned to the Orem Owlz of the Rookie-level Pioneer League before being reassigned to the Arizona Angels of the Rookie-level Arizona League . In 29 innings pitched between

286-667: The Northern Illinois Huskies Justin Anderson (film director) (born 1967), British film director and screenwriter [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Justin_Anderson&oldid=919986980 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

308-488: The existing leagues were temporarily renamed: Eastern League as Double-A Northeast , Southern League as Double-A South , and Texas League as Double-A Central . Following MLB's acquisition of the rights to the names of the historical minor leagues, MLB announced on March 16, 2022, that the leagues would revert to their prior names, effective with the 2022 season. The Double-A classification usually hosts developing players that have been part of professional baseball for only

330-599: The highest level, predating the establishment of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues—the formal name of Minor League Baseball—in 1901. Entering the 1912 season, three leagues were designated as Class AA: Each of these leagues had previously been in Class A. Each remained in Class AA through 1945, then moved into Class AAA (" Triple-A ") when it was established in 1946. No other leagues were designated Class AA during 1912–1945, although

352-536: The league in losses) with a 5.70 ERA in 28 games (27 starts), over 145.1 innings (4th in the league). Anderson moved to the bullpen in 2017 and played Inland Empire and the Mobile BayBears of the Double–A Southern League , posting a 3–2 record and 5.06 ERA in 46 relief appearances. In 2018, Anderson began the season with Mobile, and after 3 + 2 ⁄ 3 scoreless innings, was promoted to

374-655: The next 75 years. During this time, there were limited changes to leagues at the Double-A level: Entering the 2020 minor league season (which was not played, due to the COVID-19 pandemic ) the Texas League had been in Double-A since 1946, the Eastern League since 1963, and the Southern League since 1964. Prior to the 2021 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) reorganized the minor leagues. At that time,

396-477: The pure talent level is higher in Double-A than Triple-A, where there may be some stagnation of talent. Because players are not often moved back and forth from their major league parent club as often happens in Triple-A, the rosters of Double-A teams tend to be more stable. Fans of Double-A teams thus have a longer amount of time to get acquainted with the players, which helps create a better relationship between

418-429: The start of the 2021 minor league season was delayed by a month, team schedules were released without a break for an all-star game. As a part of pace-of-play initiatives implemented in 2015, 20-second pitch clocks entered use at Double-A stadiums in 2015. In 2018, the time was shortened to 15 seconds when no runners are on base. Other significant changes implemented in 2018 included beginning extra innings with

440-525: The team and its fans. Prior to the 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues, all three active Double-A leagues played split seasons , with the Eastern League moving to that system in 2019. Teams winning their division in either half of the season qualified for the postseason, with wild card teams filling out the remaining spots in a bracket tournament , usually composed of four teams. On June 30, 2021, Minor League Baseball announced that

462-574: The top two teams in each league (based on full-season winning percentage , and regardless of division) would meet in a best-of-five postseason series to determine league champions. Prior to the 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues, each of the active Double-A leagues held its own midseason All-Star Game. From 1991 to 2002, the three combined to hold the Double-A All-Star Game between teams of American League -affiliated All-Stars and National League -affiliated All-Stars. After

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484-659: The two teams, he had a 1–4 win–loss record with a 4.07 earned run average (ERA). In 2015, he played for the Burlington Bees of the Single–A Midwest League , and he compiled a 9–9 record, 3.41 ERA, and a 1.39 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) in 28 games (22 starts). He pitched for the Inland Empire 66ers of the High–A California League in 2016, where he went 8–12 (2nd in

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