A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Anderson was selected by the Red Sox in the tenth round of the 1985 amateur draft. His 50 home runs in 1996 set an Orioles team record until surpassed by Chris Davis in 2013. With 53 stolen bases in 1992, Anderson became the first player in major league history to have achieved season totals of both 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases. He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2013, he was hired to serve as Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Orioles.\n', '

Anderson was born in Silver Spring, Maryland on January 18, 1964 and attended Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California. He went on to study economics at the University of California, Irvine where he played outfield and first base for the Anteaters. He left college following his junior season after being drafted in the 10th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox.\n', '

Anderson made his major league debut on April 4, 1988. On July 30, the Red Sox traded him and Curt Schilling to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Boddicker. Anderson hit his first major league home run on August 6 versus Milwaukee\'s Tom Filer at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.\n', '

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