Kia's midway exit shock 'sick' → Another clean-up without losing a point in the ML exhibition game! Will the 32-year-old's chance to turn the tables on his life

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Shaun Anderson (32, Los Angeles Angels), who played for the KIA Tigers in the KBO League in the past, succeeded in pitching two consecutive scoreless games.

Anderson pitched one inning with one strikeout and no run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the team's fourth pitcher in the exhibition game between the Athletics and the 2026 U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) at Hohocam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona on the 17th (Korea time).

The bottom of the eighth inning when the Angels were trailing 0-3. As soon as Anderson took the mound, he struck out leadoff hitter Brian Serven for the sixth pitch after a full count game. Anderson then led Ryan Lascaux to a groundout to shortstop on the second pitch and filled in two out-counts.

The next batter was pinch hitter Colby Thomas. Anderson threw a slider to Thomas in the middle of the second pitch, caught it with a fly ball to right field, and finished the inning with a clean throw. On the day, Anderson threw 10 pitches in total. His maximum speed was 94.9 miles (152.7 kilometers).

A native of Corral Springs, Florida, USA, Anderson was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 88th overall pick in the third round of the 2016 rookie draft. He then made his big league debut for the San Francisco Giants in May 2019. He then pitched in 63 games in four seasons until the 2022 season, marking 3 wins, 5 losses and a 5.84 ERA.

It was in 2023 that a big change came to him. He entered the Korean stage by signing a contract with KIA for a total of 1 million dollars.

However, he failed to show any significant performance. He pitched in 14 games and posted a 4-7 record with a 3.76 ERA. He succeeded in pitching quality start (less than three earned runs in six innings) in eight of the 14 games, but only one scoreless game was played. In the end, Anderson suffered from a midway exit in the middle of the season.

Anderson, who was released by KIA, returned to the Philadelphia Phillies. He moved to the Miami Marlins in May 2024, and played for the Los Angeles Angels last season.

However, he was sluggish in both seasons. In the 2024 season, he lost two games and had an 8.27 ERA without a win, and in the 2025 season, he had only one win and no loss with an ERA of 10.32.

On the verge of being released, Anderson signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels ahead of the 2026 season that included an invitation to spring camp.

And until this day's game, Anderson has taken the mound in seven exhibition games this year, recording a 1-1 record and a 4.15 ERA. In a total of eight ⅔ innings, he has nine hits (one homer) and four runs (four earned) with one hit, two walks and seven strikeouts, a hit rate of 0.273, and a 1.26 on-base allowance per inning (WHIP).

Will Anderson be able to perform well in this exhibition game and take the opportunity to turn his life around.

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