Topic: Garrett Anderson

Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972, in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball left fielder for the Atlanta Braves. Prior to signing with the Braves, he had played his entire 15-year career for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He is the Angels' franchise leader in games played, at bats, hits, total bases, singles, doubles, grand slams, extra-base hits, career RBIs, single-game RBIs, and consecutive games (12) with an RBI.

Garret Anderson attended Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California. While there, he was a three-sport star in baseball, football, and basketball. In baseball, he won two All-Los Angeles City honors and two All-League Honors, and as a junior, helped his team win the Los Angeles City Championship. In basketball, as a senior, he won All-Los Angeles City honors and All-League honors.

Since entering the major leagues with the California Angels in 1994, Anderson has emerged as one of the greatest players in the franchise's history. After finishing second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1995 to Marty Cordova of the Minnesota Twins, Anderson became a mainstay in the Angels' lineup.