Garret Anderson death details: What we know about 53-year-old former Angels star's passing

The Los Angeles Angels announced on Friday that former outfielder Garret Anderson has died at age 53.

Anderson, the franchise's all-time hits leader, was a member of the Angels' 2002 World Series title team, spending the majority of his MLB career with the franchise.

Los Angeles now plans to wear a jersey patch honoring Anderson for the remainder of the 2026 season.

Here's what's known about Anderson's death.

Garret Anderson death details

On Friday afternoon, the Angels announced that Anderson died at 53.

No cause of death was provided by the team outside of it being considered "sudden." TMZ reported that Anderson had "a medical emergency" at his home in Newport Beach, California, before his death.

"Garret will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Angels fans for his professionalism, class, and loyalty throughout his career and beyond," the team wrote. "We extend our heartfelt condolences to the entire Anderson family."

Anderson, who was born in Los Angeles, entered MLB with the Angels in 1994 after being drafted by the team in 1990, then spent 15 of his 17 years in the big leagues with the franchise. The outfielder finished fourth in AL MVP voting in 2002, when the Angels went on to win the World Series, and he was a three-time All-Star and one-time Home Run Derby champion.

Anderson also holds the Angels' career records for games played (2,013), total bases (3,743), extra-base hits (796), doubles (489), grand slams (8) and RBIs (1,292). The outfielder also played his final two MLB seasons for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers; in his post-playing career, Anderson spent some time as an analyst for Angels TV broadcasts.

In 2016, he was inducted into the Angels Hall of Fame.

"The Angels organization is mourning the loss of one of our franchise's most beloved icons, Garret Anderson," Angels owner Arte Moreno said in a statement, per MLB.com. "Garret was a cornerstone of our organization throughout his 15 seasons and his stoic presence in the outfield and our clubhouse elevated the Angels into an era of continued success, highlighted by the 2002 World Series championship.

"Garret will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Angels fans for his professionalism, class and loyalty throughout his career and beyond. His admiration and respect for the game was immeasurable. We extend our deepest condolences to Garret’s wife Teresa, daughters Brianne and Bailey, son Garret ‘Trey’ Anderson III, and his entire family.”

Los Angeles also has plans to wear a "GA" jersey patch for the remainder of the 2026 season, honoring Anderson, and the team will hold a moment of silence and play a tribute video for Anderson before Friday's game against the Padres.

Here’s the patch the #Angels will wear the rest of the season to honor Garret Anderson pic.twitter.com/9L6S0ZlJrU

Anderson's former teammate, Tim Salmon, shared a tribute to the fellow 2002 World Series champion on Friday afternoon.

GA we will miss you greatly. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil 4:13. My brother in Christ we will be reunited again. pic.twitter.com/ozdTq6vUuW