Aiming to establish himself as one of baseball’s elite third basemen, Brian Anderson was foiled by the injury bug. He was active for less than half of the team’s games and performed below his usual standards in those limited opportunities.
2021 Timeline
- April 22: placed on 10-day injured list (left oblique strain)
Anderson was hitting into some bad luck at the time of his first injury, having “barreled” the ball five times, according to Statcast, but with only one home run to show for it.
- May 4: activated from 10-day injured list
- May 25: placed on 10-day injured list (left shoulder subluxation)
- June 14: transferred to 60-day injured list (left shoulder subluxation)
- July 16: sent on rehab assignment
Anderson recorded a .