Anderson returns to Chicago with the Miami Marlins

CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson is at peace with his rise and his fall with the Chicago White Sox. And he's moving on with the Miami Marlins.

Anderson is back in Chicago for the Marlins' four-game series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It was slated to begin on Thursday, but the opener was postponed because of rain in the forecast.

The two-time All-Star spent his first eight seasons in Chicago with the White Sox, but the team declined a $14 million option on the shortstop in November. He agreed to a $5 million, oneyear contract with Miami in February.

“It feels good. I'm in a happy place,” Anderson said, “and I'm getting the work in that I need. Just excited about my future.”

The 30-year-old Anderson appeared in 17 of Miami's first 19 games after he was slowed by injuries during his final years in Chicago. He is batting .267 (16 for 60) with two RBIs and two steals.

Miami manager Skip Schumaker said everything he was told about Anderson has been “spot on.”

“There's people that you trust in the baseball world, and they were exactly right on his work ethic, how he impacts his teammates,” Schumaker said. “He's been out for early work. He's been on an early bus. He's been the first guy in the clubhouse at home . ... It's been great.”

Anderson was a firstround pick in the 2013 amateur draft.

He made his big league debut in 2016 and quickly became one of baseball's bright young stars, part of a rising White Sox team.

Anderson hit a major league-best .335 with 18 homers and 56 RBIs in 2019.