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Eric Anthony

Eric Todd Anthony (born November 8, 1967) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows. Drafted by the Astros in the 34th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Anthony would make his Major League Baseball debut with them on July 28, 1989, and appear in his final game, for the Dodgers, on September 27, 1997.

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Eric Todd Anthony (born November 8, 1967) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows. Drafted by the Astros in the 34th round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Anthony would make his Major League Baseball debut with them on July 28, 1989, and appear in his final game, for the Dodgers, on September 27, 1997.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1967-11-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1967-11-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366109286

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.