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Sports Illustrated
By Tom Verducci The World Baseball Classic has become the perfect showcase for Anderson’s many talents. It may be a stretch to call White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson the breakout star of Team USA. He is a two-time All-Star, a Silver Slugger winner, a top 10 MVP finisher, a .485 hitter in seven career postseason games and the leading hitter in the majors over the past four seasons (.318). But even being such an established star, Anderson deservedly is getting newfound praise for his play with Team USA. Why? Immediately upon signing on with Team USA, Anderson volunteered to play second base so ma…