He cleared waivers and became a free agent on July 11. He was promptly signed to a minor league contract by the Mets on July 12. New York Mets One week later, on July 19, Anderson was called up to play for the Mets. He started his first game back with the Mets against the Dodgers, the team that had just released him. He had a 2-RBI single in that game. On August 29, 2007, Anderson was part of a controversial call between the Mets and second-place Philadelphia Phillies at a game at Citizens Bank Park. With the Phillies leading 6-5 with one out and the bases loaded in the ninth inning, Shawn Green hit a high-chop ground ball to shortstop. In trying to break up a double play, Anderson slid into Tadahito Iguchi, the Phillies second baseman. The second base umpire, C.B. Bucknor, called him out on interference, resulting in a double play. Replays of the incident showed that Green would have easily beaten out the play. The Mets would go on to lose the final game of the series, resulting in a critical four-game sweep by the Phils, who would eventually take the division on the final day of the season from the Mets. Anderson signed a two-year contract worth $2.2 million to return to the Mets in . On May 23, 2008, he seriously injured his hamstring in a game against the Colorado Rockies on a groundout. On April 11, 2009, the Mets designated Anderson for assignment. Later that week, he was released by the Mets. Newark Bears On June 14, 2009, Anderson signed with the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. Post-playing career Coaching Anderson served as a hitting coach with the Hagerstown Suns in 2011 and 2012 and was hired to fill the same position with the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2018. Broadcasting Anderson served as a part-time color analyst for Philadelphia Phillies broadcasts during the 2014 season and was hired by Comcast SportsNet as a pre-game and post-game television studio analyst prior to the 2015 season alongside Ricky Bottalico. References External links Marlon Anderson at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Marlon Anderson at Baseball Almanac Marlon Anderson at Baseball Biography Marlon Anderson at Ultimate Mets Database 1974 births Living people African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players Baseball coaches from Alabama Baseball players from Montgomery, Alabama Batavia Clippers players Brooklyn Cyclones coaches Clearwater Phillies players Las Vegas