Anthony Sanders
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Anthony Marcus Sanders
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
[edit] Biographical Information
Anthony Sanders won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also played 9 games for the 2001 Seattle Mariners who won 116 games.
He played in the minors from 1993-2006 (including an independent league in 2006). He hit 148 minor league home runs and stolen 134 bases in the minors. Most of his minor league career has been in the Toronto organization, including 1993-99 and 2003-05. He also played in both Japan and Mexico during his career.
In 2007 the Colorado Rockies hired Sanders as a coach for the Tri-City Dust Devils. 2011 was his fifth season in that role.
Sanders' wife was killed in a skiing accident in 1997.
