- Josh Anderson (baseball)
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caption = Anderson with the Braves in 2008
name = Josh Anderson
team = Atlanta Braves
number = 24
position = Center fielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|8|10
birthplace = city-state|Somerset|Kentucky
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = September 2
debutyear = 2007
debutteam = Houston Astros
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .315
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 3
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 23
teams =
*Houston Astros (by|2007)
*Atlanta Braves (by|2008-present)Joshua Aaron Anderson (born
August 10 ,1982 inSomerset, Kentucky ) is an AmericanMajor League Baseball outfielder for theAtlanta Braves . He batsleft-handed and throwsright-handed . He played collegebaseball atEastern Kentucky University and was drafted in the 4th round of the2003 Major League Baseball Draft by theHouston Astros .After playing much of the by|2007 with the Triple-A
Round Rock Express , Anderson made his Major League Baseball debut onSeptember 2 , mlby|2007.On
November 16 , 2007, he was traded from the Houston Astros to the Atlanta Braves for relieverOscar Villarreal . He had a short stint with the Braves in mlby|2008 fromMay 30 -June 10 before returning to the minors. He was recalled to the Braves onAugust 27 , 2008, after the Braves traded startingcenter fielder Mark Kotsay to theBoston Red Sox .External links
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/A/Josh-Anderson.shtml Baseballcube.com profile]
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