WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Outfielder Marlon Anderson Friday signed a two-year contract with the Washington Nationals.
Anderson, 31, batted .264 with seven home runs and 19 RBI in 123 games for the New York Mets in 2005. He was second in the National League in pinch-hits (18) and fourth in pinch-hit average (.321), and is 45-for-146 (.308), with seven home runs as a pinch-hitter in his eight-year career.
"Marlon Anderson has been one of the best left-handed pinch-hitters in baseball the last three years," said Nationals vice president and general manager Jim Bowden. "One of our goals this off-season was to improve our bench, especially from the left side of the plate. Marlon's signing addresses this issue, and adds a veteran presence in our clubhouse."
Anderson has a career batting average of .264 in 860 games, with 47 home runs and 296 RBI while playing for Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, St. Louis and the Mets.
