Anderson honors family with naming of son

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MILWAUKEE — Brewers pitcher Chase Anderson is a man of faith, so he figures there’s a proud grandfather up there somewhere, smiling down on his family this Thanksgiving.

It will be the Andersons’ first holiday as parents. Chase and Anna Anderson had a baby boy earlier this month and named him Robert Hunter, a moniker very special to Chase.

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“Robert is my first name, it was my dad’s first name and his dad’s first name,” said Anderson, who goes by his middle name. “We wanted to keep that in the family.”

“Hunter” is Anna Anderson’s maiden name. They liked the idea of mixing family histories.

“Robert” was an easy choice for Chase, who honors the memory of his father before each home start with a tradition that begins at home when he is getting dressed. Anderson wears the same outfit en route to Miller Park for all of his outings there — pink polo shirt, light blue jeans, a big belt buckle with …

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