Tim Anderson’s run in Major League Baseball is over.
The former American League batting champion said Monday, Aug. 10, that he is retiring after a 10-year career that included peak seasons with the Chicago White Sox and a final stop with the Los Angeles Angels. Anderson, 33, said on a Zoom with reporters that he has already started shifting into life after baseball.
“I fought to try to get back for the last two or three years,” Anderson said, via MLB.com’s Scott Merkin. “I just couldn’t get the body to operate where it used to … Overall I’m happy. I’m happy in real life, the real world.”
Anderson had not been with a big league organization since the Angels released him in May 2025. His last season in the majors ended with 31 games and a .205/.258/.241 slash line.
At his best, Anderson was one of the sport’s cleanest hitters. He won the American League batting title in 2019 and earned All-Star nods in 2021 and 2022, all while becoming a central figure for the White Sox. From 2019 through 2022, he hit .318 with 51 home runs and 163 RBIs in 374 games.
His career line across 10 seasons with the White Sox, Miami Marlins and Angels finished at .276 with 98 home runs and 350 RBIs.
But the late-career version of Anderson never quite matched the player he had been in his prime. He hit .214/.237/.226 in his lone season with Miami in 2024, with only three extra-base hits in 65 games, and that marked his second straight year with a sub-zero Wins Above Replacement total.
The Angels gave him a chance on a minor-league deal in February 2025, with a spring training invitation attached. He batted .250/.297/.317 well enough to make the Opening Day roster, but eventually lost his spot as younger infielders moved in under manager Ron Washington.
“I still love the game,” Anderson said, via Merkin. “It just brought too much pain to me so going back to play is not for me, not where I’m at right now.”
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