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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 225
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Jun 30, 1972, Los Angeles, CA Contract: Signed through 2008 with an option for 2009. |
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| October 30, 2004 Garret Anderson will move from center field to left field next season, according to the LA Times. The Angels hope to replace Anderson in center with a free agent, hopefully Carlos Beltran. |
| October 1, 2004 Garret Anderson was held out of yesterday's game after irritating his patella tendon the day before, according to the LA Times. When asked if he would play Friday, he said, "We'll just have to wait and see." |
| September 29, 2004 Garret Anderson left Wednesday's game in the seventh inning because of a sore left knee. The Angels confirmed that he irritated the patella tendon near his left knee, but it was unclear when and how he was hurt. |
| September 19, 2004 Garret Anderson was in the lineup as the DH for the Angels on Sunday after missing two games with a sore knee. He was 0-for-4. |
| September 19, 2004 Although Garret Anderson remained out of the starting lineup yesterday due to a sore knee, he was able to pinch hit. His status for today is uncertain. |
| September 18, 2004 Having missed last night's game with a sore knee, if Garret Anderson is able to play at all this weekend, it would be as a DH, according to the LA Times. "It's just sore, it's tendinitis," said Anderson. |
| September 18, 2004 Garret Anderson missed Friday's game because of a sore knee, according to the AP. |
| August 9, 2004 Garret Anderson served as the DH again on Monday because of tendinitis in his left knee, according to the AP. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Anderson could play center field if necessary. |
| August 6, 2004 Garret Anderson was scratched from the Angels starting lineup on Friday night because of tendinitis in his left knee, according to the AP. |
| July 28, 2004 Garret Anderson tested his sore groin by running yesterday, according to the LA Times. He could be the Angels DH as soon as tonight. |
| July 26, 2004 Garret Anderson was held out of action on Monday because of his groin injury. He's expected to miss at least two more games with the ailment. |
| July 26, 2004 Garret Anderson started at DH yesterday but lasted only one at-bat. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Anderson's strained groin was neither better nor worse, according to the LA Times. Scioscia thinks Anderson will return to action during the series that begins today. |
| July 25, 2004 The Angels are hoping that Garret Anderson will return on Monday after taking a few days off with a strained groin, according to the L.A. Times. |
| July 24, 2004 Garret Anderson decided against testing his tight groin yesterday, according to the LA Times. He's hoping that a few days of rest will allow it to heal. |
| July 23, 2004 Garret Anderson was out of the lineup Friday night because of a tight groin he suffered on Thursday, according to the AP. "He's day-to-day, but I don't think it's going to take too long," manager Mike Scioscia said. |
| July 23, 2004 While the Angels don't plan on placing Garret Anderson on the DL due to the tight groin that forced him from last night's game, they also don't plan to risk making it worse by using him as a DH, according to the LA Times. |
| July 22, 2004 Garret Anderson left in the seventh inning of Thursday's game with a tight groin, according to the AP. Manager Mike Scioscia said Anderson probably won't play in the field for several days, and might not even DH. |
| July 8, 2004 Garret Anderson started at designated hitter on Thursday in an effort by Angels manager Mike Scioscia to keep him fresh, according to the AP. |
| July 7, 2004 Garret Anderson hit third yesterday, while Vladimir Guerrero moved to cleanup, according to the LA Times. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said he will stick with the change for a while. |
| July 1, 2004 Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that the team was monitoring Garret Anderson because Anderson has been experiencing some tightness in his right hamstring, according to the AP. |
| June 10, 2004 The Angels activated Garret Anderson from the 15-day DL. Anderson, who had been out since April 21 with a form of arthritis, was in the starting lineup in center field and in the leadoff spot on Thursday night. |
| June 10, 2004 The LA Times reports that Garret Anderson could be activated as soon as today. He's been sidelined by a stiff back. |
| June 8, 2004 The LA Times reports that Garret Anderson played five innings in his first rehab appearance yesterday. "I'm not tired at all," said Anderson. "I could have played the whole game. I came out because if I played nine innings, someone back in Anaheim might have a heart attack." He still appears likely to return to action this weekend. |
| June 7, 2004 The LA Times reports that Garret Anderson will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga tonight. He's tentatively expected to be activated by the weekend. |
| June 6, 2004 The LA Times reports that manager Mike Scioscia said there was "a probability" that Garret Anderson would begin a rehab assignment on Monday, which means Anderson could be back by the middle of June. He had been expected to remain out with his back injury until July. |
| June 2, 2004 The LA Times reports that Garret Anderson hit about 50 balls off a tee, ran around the bases several times and played catch Tuesday. He said it's possible he could return from his arthritic back by the end of the month. |
| May 29, 2004 The AP reports that Garret Anderson is doing some light field work and hopes to take batting practice next week. There is still no timetable on his return from a back injury. |
| May 27, 2004 Garret Anderson will begin working out in a pool and on an exercise bike and treadmill in the next few days, according to the AP. There is no timetable for Anderson's return from inflammatory arthritis in his upper back. |
| May 22, 2004 Garret Anderson indicated that he hasn't even thought about when he might be able to return to the baseball field, according to the LA Times. He's just started to take medication for undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis, which is essentially inflammation in the joints. |
| May 20, 2004 Two doctors conferring on Garret Anderson have determined that the outfielder's upper back and neck stiffness is being caused by early undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis, according to the L.A. Times. Anderson will begin taking oral medication immediately and can start working out in a pool, on a bike and a treadmill next week. There is no timetable for Anderson's return, but the Angels are encouraged by this latest development. |
| May 19, 2004 The L.A. Times reports that Garret Anderson visited a neurologist on Tuesday as he continues to search for an explanation on his upper back and neck stiffness. Several doctors have been unable to diagnose the problem and, as such, there is no timetable for Anderson's return. |
| May 17, 2004 The Angels are still not sure when Garret Anderson will return from the disabled list, according to the LA Times. Doctors have been unable to identify the cause of discomfort in his back. He has not been cleared to resume any kind of baseball activity and has not done much physical therapy since being placed on the DL three weeks ago. |
| May 9, 2004 Although doctors are performing more tests on Garret Anderson and his ailing neck and back, they have ruled out rheumatoid arthritis, according to the LA Times. |
| May 6, 2004 Garret Anderson will have his troublesome upper back and neck examined by a specialist today, according to the LA Times. There is a possibility he has rheumatoid arthritis. He said barring a "miracle," he doesn't expect to return to action next week. |
| May 4, 2004 Garret Anderson resumed running Monday, according to the LA Times. The Angels are encouraged that tests did not reveal anything wrong with Anderson's upper back, though they are perplexed as to what exactly had been ailing him. |
| May 1, 2004 Garret Anderson underwent tests on his stiff upper back on Friday, according to the AP. The Angels still aren't sure what caused the problems but the results were encouraging. |
| April 29, 2004 Placed on the DL yesterday, Garret Anderson will undergo a CT scan and an MRI on his ailing back today, according to the LA Times. "I'll be more at ease when they find out what it is," said Anderson. |
| April 28, 2004 The Angels placed Garret Anderson on the 15-day DL today with upper back stiffness. He was hitting .339 with two home runs and five RBI this season. It's the first time Anderson has been on the DL in his career. The move is retroactive to April 22. |
| April 28, 2004 Garret Anderson doesn't appear to be close to returning from his sore back, according to the LA Times. He was able to play catch and run yesterday, but he did not swing a bat. |
| April 26, 2004 Garret Anderson remains day-to-day with the sore back that has kept him out of the last four games, according to the LA Times. |
| April 25, 2004 The LA Times reports that Garret Anderson could miss the next week due to his ailing back. |
| April 24, 2004 Garret Anderson missed his third straight game on Saturday because of a stiff back, according to the AP. It was the first time since his rookie year that he's missed three consecutive games. |
| April 23, 2004 Garret Anderson missed his second straight game because of stiffness in his upper back, according to the AP. "When I'll be back I don't know, no clue," said Anderson. "Necks and backs can take a week or it can go away in a day." |
| April 22, 2004 A stiff back kept Garret Anderson out Thursday, according to the AP. It was the first game he missed this season. |
| April 13, 2004 The Angels agreed to terms with Garret Anderson on a four-year contract extension with an option for 2009. Anderson would have been a free agent after the 2004 season. |
| April 7, 2004 The agent for Garret Anderson had said that negotiations between his client and the Angels on a contract extension would not continue during the season. However, once Anderson proves he is over the biceps tendinitis that bothered him during spring training, negotiations are expected to resume, according to the LA Times. |
| March 21, 2004 Garret Anderson finally returned from his sore biceps on Saturday, according to the LA Times. "I felt a lot better I feel like I could play [today]," Anderson said. "It\'s just nice to be out there." |
| March 19, 2004 Garret Anderson could make his spring debut as soon as today, according to the LA Times. He was suffering from biceps tendinitis near his right shoulder before spring training and experienced swelling in both hands. |
| March 17, 2004 Garret Anderson has resumed hitting off a tee and could make his spring debut by the end of the week, according to the LA Times. |
| March 15, 2004 Garret Anderson hopes to test his sore biceps today by swinging a bat, according to the LA Times. He isn\'t expected to get back into any games for several more days. |
| March 11, 2004 The LA Daily News reports that Garret Anderson probably will remain sidelined by inflammation in his right biceps for at least another week. |
| March 8, 2004 Garret Anderson had hoped to play yesterday, but he\'s not expected to return until later this week because his inflamed right biceps is not recovering as quickly as had been hoped, according to the LA Times. |
| March 7, 2004 Garret Anderson is tentatively scheduled to play today after missing the last couple of days of action due to inflammation in his right biceps, according to the LA Times. |
| March 5, 2004 Garret Anderson was held out of yesterday\'s workout and will not play today due to inflammation of the biceps tendon in his right (non-throwing) arm, according to the LA Times. The injury is not believed to be serious. |
| February 21, 2004 Angels owner Art Moreno said yesterday that signing Garret Anderson to a long-term contract extension "is our top priority," according to the LA Times. |
| January 13, 2004 Angels manager Mike Scioscia confirmed Monday that Garret Anderson will move to center field this season to accomodate the arrival of Vladimir Guerrero and Jose Guillen. |
| January 11, 2004 Garret Anderson will most likely move to center field now that the Angels have acquired Vladimir Guerrero. Anderson played 137 games in center field in 2000. |