He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, and Miami Marlins.

[4] In 2016, as a junior he pitched to a 3–0 win–loss record and a 0.97 earned run average (ERA) with 13 saves (leading the SEC) in 36 games and 60 strikeouts in 46.1 innings for the Gators,[5] which tied the Gators single-season record for saves.

[12] On July 25, 2017, the Red Sox traded Anderson and Gregory Santos to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Eduardo Núñez.

In 24 total games between Greenville, Salem-Keizer, and San Jose, with 23 of those being starts, Anderson posted a 9–6 record with a 3.44 ERA.

[16] In July, the Giants promoted him to the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League.

[17] Anderson began the 2019 season with Sacramento, with whom he was 2-1 with a 3.76 ERA in 8 starts covering 38.1 innings in which he struck out 41 batters.

[18] The Giants promoted Anderson to make his major league debut on May 15 against the Toronto Blue Jays.

On February 4, 2021, the Giants traded Anderson to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for LaMonte Wade.

[22] He was then assigned to the Triple-A Round Rock Express, where he recorded 3.0 scoreless innings for the team.

[23] On July 3, 2021, Anderson was claimed on waivers by the Baltimore Orioles and optioned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.

[34] On July 20, 2023, Anderson signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

[35] He made 11 starts for the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, posting a 4–2 record and 4.85 ERA with 35 strikeouts across 52 innings.

[39] On May 15, after four starts with the Triple–A Round Rock Express, Texas selected Anderson’s contract and promoted him to the active roster.