Nick Anderson

Hailing from Crosby, Minnesota, United States, Nick Anderson debuted in the MLB with the Miami Marlins on March 28, 2019. Since his debut, he has represented the Minnesota Twins (minor league), Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves in his career so far. He was eventually traded by the Atlanta Braves on November 17, 2023 to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash considerations.

He is notable for his four seam fastball as well as a swing and miss break ball that allows him to always put opponent batters at a disadvantage. With 173 strikeouts in 122.2 innings pitched, his pitching talent is evident so far in his career. He was regarded as one of the best relief pitchers in the league. Unfortunately, a torn UCL in 2021 sidelined him from his career. Nevertheless, he has the potential to return to his old form.

The 2024 MLB season with the Kansas City Royals might provide him with the required opportunity to return to his old form.

Nick Anderson’s Personal Information

Nick Anderson’s Early Life

Nick Anderson was born and raised in Crosby, Minnesota, United States. As a child, Anderson attended Brainerd High School in Minnesota, where he played varsity baseball for the Brainerd Warriors, the school team. After his high school career, he first enrolled at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. There he played collegiate baseball for the St. Cloud State Huskies. Three years later, he transferred to Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota and played collegiate baseball for the Mayville State Comets in his senior year. He was then drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2012 MLB Draft but he declined and instead chose to play for the now defunct Frontier League for teams like Rockford RiversHawks/Aviators and Frontier Greys.

The Minnesota Twins bought Anderson’s contract in 2015 and he started his professional career in the minor league. During this time, he played for teams like Cedar Rapids Kernels (High-A), Fort Myers Miracle (Single-A), Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A), Rochester Red Wings (Triple-A), Durham Bulls (Triple-A), Florida Coast League Rays (Rookie) and Gwinnett Strippers (Triple-A). He finally made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins on March 28, 2019.

Nick Anderson’s Personal Life

Nick Anderson, in his personal life has his parents, Russ Anderson and Barb Anderson. While he was a child, he used to compete in BMX and had won several trophies while at it. He also loved snowmobiling.

During his college career at St. Cloud State University in 2010, he was charged with drunken driving. He also worked as a home remodeler. In 2011, he was again charged with assault with a baseball bat while being alcoholic and was jailed for eight days. Despite receiving probation, he had to attend anger management and Alcoholics Anonymous classes to get his life in control. He considers these mistakes helpful in shaping him to be the person that he is today.

Nick Anderson’s Family Background

Nick Anderson is the son of his father Russ Anderson and his mother Barb Anderson. Russ Anderson, Nick Anderson’s father is an airbrush painter by profession. Anderson is also a huge fan of former baseball player Kent Hrbek. He and his son used to practice pitching when he was a child. His son used to pitch while he used to catch. He is proud of his son’s achievements and his present status in the major leagues.

Barb Anderson, Nick Anderson’s mother, serves as a supervisor at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. She is also a huge supporter of the late baseball player Kirby Puckett. She has always been impressed by her son’s speed of pitching. She even recalls how one of her son’s umpires named Mike Brown asked her to pray for him so that he does not get hurt by a pitch from her son.

Besides his parents, Nick Anderson’s family also included his younger sister Alyssa Anderson. She is a waiter in a country bar in Bloomington in Minnesota.

Nick Anderson’s Wife/ Girlfriend

Nick Anderson, as per online sources, is single and does not have a girlfriend at present.

Nick Anderson’s Kids

Nick Anderson, as per online sources, does not have any children as of yet.

Nick Anderson’s Social Media

Nick Anderson enjoys social media presence. He can be found on Instagram at @anderson0_2 with 41 posts and 5,169 followers in it. In this account, he keeps his followers updated with his baseball career as well as his personal life with his family through images.

Anderson is also active on X as @ando24_nick and has 1.897 followers in his account. Here, he tweets information about his baseball career. However, he hasn’t tweeted anything since June 7, 2022, when he explained his “differing beliefs” to his followers.

Nick Anderson’s Net Worth

Nick Anderson, as per online sources, has an estimated net worth of approximately $1 million as of 2024. Such net worth is mainly because of his skills as a pitcher, which has helped him to put his opponents at a disadvantage. Furthermore, his impressive career from 2019 to 2021 also helped him to accumulate his current net worth. While his net worth prior to 2024 is not presently available in the public domain, it can be guessed that it was lesser than his present net worth.

Nick Anderson as a Brand Ambassador

Nick Anderson is not notable for being the ambassador for a brand or has not signed any endorsement deals in his career yet.

Nick Anderson’s Investments

There is presently no information in the public domain about the investments made by Nick Anderson in his baseball career yet.

Nick Anderson’s Career Stats

Over Nick Anderson's 4 year career so far, his pitching skills, especially his four seam fastball and breakball have managed to impress his fans and the management of the teams he played for.

Despite suffering from an injury recently, he still has the potential to resume his impressive career. Here is a look at his career stats so far in a table format:

Nick Anderson’s Achievements

Nick Anderson, so far has only a small achievement under his belt despite being a veteran in MLB. In 2020, he became a member of the All-MLB First Team. Since then, however, he is yet to gain any significant achievements in his career. Nevertheless, with the 2024 MLB season looming, Nick Anderson might just get the opportunity to gain significant achievements in his career as a part of the Kansas City Royals.

Nick Anderson’s Contract

Nick Anderson’s last contract was a one year contract worth $875,000 that he signed with the Atlanta Braves on November 11, 2022. He earned the same amount from the 2023 MLB season. However, on November 17, 2023, the Atlanta Braves traded him to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash considerations. According to Spotrac, his next contract will be his second arbitration contract and is estimated to be around $1,200,000. He will commence his unrestricted free agency in 2026.

Nick Anderson started his MLB journey on June 6, 2012 when the Milwaukee Brewers drafted him with the 995th overall pick in the 2012 MLB draft. However, he declined the draft back then. Nevertheless, the Milwaukee Brewers traded him on November 21, 2018 to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Brian Schales. Then, on March 5, 2019, Nick Anderson signed a one year $555,000 contract with the Miami Marlins. The Miami Marlins then traded him on July 31, 2019 to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jesus Sanchez and Ryne Stanek. Nick Anderson then signed a one year $577,300 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on March 5, 2020. Next, he signed another one year $587,800 with the team on March 1, 2021. Next, he avoided arbitration and signed a one year $845,000 contract with the team on March 22, 2022. However, he was released by the team on November 9, 2022. This led to him signing his last contract before being traded to the Kansas City Royals.

Nick Anderson’s Diet

There is presently no information available in the public domain about the diet plan followed by Nick Anderson.

Nick Anderson’s House

Nick Anderson has not revealed any details about his house to maintain his privacy. Nevertheless, it is common knowledge that he hails from Crosby, Minnesota, United States.

Nick Anderson’s Car

Nick Anderson, as per online sources, has a Rolls Royce in his possession. However, he has not provided any details about it.