Josh Anderson (baseball)

Infobox MLB player

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width = 200
caption = Anderson with the Braves in 2008
name = Josh Anderson
team = Atlanta Braves
number = 24
position = Center fielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|8|10
birthplace = city-state|Somerset|Kentucky
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = September 2
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Houston Astros
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .315
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 3
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 23
teams =
*Houston Astros (by|2007)
*Atlanta Braves (by|2008-present)

Joshua Aaron Anderson (born August 10, 1982 in Somerset, Kentucky) is an American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He played college baseball at Eastern Kentucky University and was drafted in the 4th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros.

After playing much of the by|2007 with the Triple-A Round Rock Express, Anderson made his Major League Baseball debut on September 2, mlby|2007.

On November 16, 2007, he was traded from the Houston Astros to the Atlanta Braves for reliever Oscar Villarreal. He had a short stint with the Braves in mlby|2008 from May 30-June 10 before returning to the minors. He was recalled to the Braves on August 27, 2008, after the Braves traded starting center fielder Mark Kotsay to the Boston Red Sox.

External links

* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Josh-Anderson.shtml Baseballcube.com profile]