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8th Grader Finds and Returns Marlon Anderson's iPad

In the news recently, and covered by Atlanta's FOX affiliate, was a story of former Phillies second baseman Marlon Anderson 's lost iPad being returned by an honest youngster. Just over a week ago, 8th grader Mauricio Ayala was out shoppping with his mother and found Anderson's tablet left behind in a shopping cart at his local Sam's Club. Ayala, not the type to take advantage of someone else's misfortune, set out to return the item and sought the assistance of his school computer technician, Michael Ladd, who was able to identify the owner as Anderson, despite the device being locked. During an impromptu ceremony at Ayala's school last week, Anderson rewarded the youngster with an autographed bat in exchange for his kind efforts. Anderson, who also played with the Mets, Dodgers, Nationals and Cardinals, spent the 2011 season as a hitting coach in the Nationals organization, on the Class A Hagerstown Suns staff, where he coached Bryce Harper . To h...

Interview with Former Phillie Marlon Anderson

A second round draft pick in 1995 out of the University of South Alabama, Marlon Anderson rose quickly through the Phillies developmental system and made his Major League debut on September 8th, 1998, slamming a homerun as a pinch hitter against the Mets'Mel Rojas. By the following year, Anderson was the Phillies' everyday second baseman. The lefty hitting Anderson posted a .266 batting average in 5 seasons with the Phillies. Following the 2002 season, Anderson became a free agent and began a stretch of his career which saw him play with the Devil Rays, Mets, Dodgers, Cardinals and Nationals within 4 years. Anderson finished out his Major League career with the Mets in 2009, but these days he serves as the hitting coach for the Class A Hagerstown Suns, a Washington Nationals affiliate, where he coaches top minor league prospect Bryce Harper. Last week I spoke with Marlon about his transition into coaching, his approach with player, his time with the Phillies organization as we...