10-year MLB Veteran Tim Anderson announced his retirement on Monday, with the Chicago White Sox confirming the news in a social media post, closing out a long major league career that ran from 2016 to 2025.
The White Sox selected Anderson in the first round of the 2013 draft, and he debuted with the club in 2016, going on to spend eight seasons as Chicago's starting shortstop. He won the American League batting title in 2019, hitting .335, and earned back-to-back All-Star selections in 2021 and 2022.
Anderson also took home a Silver Slugger award in 2020 and placed in the top-10 in AL MVP voting that year. The White Sox Star helped lead the White Sox to consecutive postseason appearances in 2020 and 2021.
Over his time in Chicago, Anderson hit .282 with 98 home runs, 338 RBIs and 117 stolen bases, establishing himself as the face of the franchise during one of its more competitive stretches.
Chicago parted ways with Anderson following the 2023 season. From there, he spent 2024 with the Miami Marlins and 2025 with the Los Angeles Angels, neither of which recaptured his form before the Angels released him in May 2025.
Anderson finishes his career with 1,088 hits, 98 home runs, 552 runs scored, 350 RBIs with a .276/.307/.407 slash line and a .714 OPS.
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His career years playing in Chicago's South Side included two All-Star appearances, a batting title and a Silver Slugger, numbers that will define the peak years of his run more than the decline that followed. Whether he's remembered with a spot in the White Sox's franchise history or simply as one of its more talented shortstops, that conversation will play out in Chicago for years to come.
