Dean Anna

Dean William Anna (born November 24, 1986) is a former American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees in his rookie season of 2014 then with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015.

Dean Anna
Anna with the Tucson Padres in 2013
Infielder
Born: (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986
Mokena, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 4, 2014, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
April 23, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average.130
Home runs1
Runs batted in3
Teams

Career

Early career

Anna graduated from Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois.[1] He attended John A. Logan College for two years and then transferred to Ball State University to continue his college baseball career with the Ball State Cardinals. After his junior year of college, the San Diego Padres selected him in the 26th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

New York Yankees

On November 20, 2013, the Padres traded Anna to the New York Yankees for Ben Paullus.[3][4][5] In spring training in 2014, Anna competed with Eduardo Núñez, Zelous Wheeler, Yangervis Solarte, and Scott Sizemore for a reserve infielder role with the Yankees.[6] Anna ultimately won a spot on the Yankees' Opening Day roster.[7] Anna hit his first career home run on April 10, against Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz.[8]

On April 19, Anna pitched the eighth inning in a 16–1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up two runs on three hits.[9] The next day, he drew a game winning bases-loaded walk in the 12th inning against Rays' pitcher C. J. Riefenhauser.[10]

Anna was designated for assignment by the Yankees on July 3, 2014.[11] He was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 5, 2014,[12] and assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He was designated for assignment on August 3 when Jayson Nix was signed by the Pirates.[13]

St. Louis Cardinals

Anna signed with the St. Louis Cardinals on November 11, 2014.[14] Anna spent most of the 2015 season with the Cardinals AAA affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds, but did appear in one at bat for the Cardinals in an April game against the Washington Nationals. On September 4 he was designated for assignment by the Cardinals.[15]

Further career

Anna signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals on January 21, 2017. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017. On January 24, 2018, Anna signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.[16] On March 28, 2018, Anna was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies organization and assigned to the Class AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[17]

On December 11, 2018, Anna signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.[18] On February 18, 2019, Anna retired from professional baseball.[19]

References
  1. Mokena. "Mokena Native Dean Anna Signs Deal with New York Yankees | Mokena, IL Patch". Patch.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  2. "Dean Anna, Kyle Heyne Drafted By San Diego Padres". Ballstatesports.com. October 29, 2009. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  3. "Dean Anna traded to the Yankees". Utsandiego.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  4. "Yankees trade for infielder Dean Anna, make additions to 40-man roster". Nj.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  5. "Yanks make deal with Padres, add six to 40-man roster". Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  6. "Yankees catcher Brian McCann revisits Braves, early days". NY Daily News. March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  7. Kuty, Brandon (March 28, 2014). "Yankees' Dean Anna 'numb' after making first MLB roster". NJ.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  8. Raimondi, Marc (April 11, 2014). "Dean Anna makes most of start with first career HR". Newsday. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  9. "Ryan Hanigan racks up 2 HRs, 6 RBIs as Rays rout Yankees". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 19, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  10. "Four-run 12th inning lifts Yanks past Rays in finale of wild series". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 20, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  11. Marchand, Andrew (July 3, 2014). "Yangervis Solarte sent to Triple-A". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  12. "Pittsburgh Pirates Claim Dean Anna Off Waivers from New York Yankees". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  13. Baer, Bill (August 3, 2014). "Pirates sign Jayson Nix to a one-year deal". Hardball Talk. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  14. Goold, Derrick (November 11, 2014). "Cards sign infielder Anna, three others". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  15. Connor Byrne (September 4, 2016). "Cardinals Designate Dean Anna For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  16. Duber, Vinnie (January 23, 2018). "Minor league infielder and Lincoln-Way East alum Dean Anna tweets he's signing with hometown White Sox | NBC Sports Chicago". Nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  17. "Phillies' Dean Anna: Dealt to Phillies". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  18. Eddy, Matt (January 12, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Dec 19 - Jan 10". Baseball America. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  19. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dean-anna-calls-end-to-career/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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