Anthony Sanders

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Anthony Sanders
Baltimore Orioles – No. 9
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1974-03-02) March 2, 1974 (age 49)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 26, 1999, for the Toronto Blue Jays
NPB: May 29, 2001, for the Yokohama BayStars
Last appearance
MLB: April 18, 2001, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: August 16, 2001, for the Yokohama BayStars
Men's baseball
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Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team competition

Anthony Marcus Sanders (born March 2, 1974) is an American professional baseball former outfielder and current coach. He is the first base coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (MLB) for the Yokohama BayStars.

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Career

As a member of the United States national baseball team, Sanders won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 1997, Sanders' wife was killed in a skiing accident. [1] He joined the Colorado Rockies organization as the Tri-City ValleyCats hitting coach in 2007, and served in that role through 2012. [2] In 2013, Sanders was promoted to manager of the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, and was named the circuit's 2014 manager of the year. [3] [4] He spent the 2013 through 2015 seasons as the Grand Junction manager. He served as the supervisor with the Class A Advanced Lancaster JetHawks in 2016 and 2017. [2] In the latter of those two seasons, the JetHawks achieved 326 stolen bases, with at least 30 each from six of its players including Garrett Hampson, Sam Hilliard and Yonathan Daza. [5] In 2018 and 2019, Sanders served as the Rockies outfield and baserunning coordinator. [6] [7]

He was named the Baltimore Orioles first base coach following the 2019 season. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Team USA Who's Who". Baseball America . August 23, 2000. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2008.
  2. 1 2 Josh Jackson (June 8, 2016). "Cal notes: Sanders settles into unique role". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ Paul Cicala (September 2, 2014). "Former Santa Rita multi-sport star continues to excel in pro baseball". KVOA . Archived from the original on 2014-10-03. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sanders named PL Manager of the Year". Minor League Baseball . August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Castrovince, Anthony. "Yes, SBs are up, but one team is really running," MLB.com, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ Chad Thornburg (January 9, 2018). "Rockies announce 2018 Minor League staff". MLB.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Colorado Rockies announce 2019 Minor League staff". MLB.com . January 23, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ Joe Trezza (November 21, 2019). "O's close to hiring Sanders as coach". MLB.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019.


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