Brett Anderson became the third major league player to accept a qualifying offer on Friday. (Associated Press)

Brett Anderson accepted the Dodgers’ qualifying offer and will return to the Dodgers on a one-year, $15.8 million contract. After multiple reports Friday afternoon indicated Anderson would accept the offer, the pitcher wrote this on his Twitter account:

Here's to being back in Dodger Blue for at least another year.

— Brett Anderson (@BrettAnderson35) November 13, 2015

Second baseman Howie Kendrick and pitcher Zack Greinke were the only other players tendered a qualifying offer last Friday. Both elected free agency instead.

Anderson, 27, went 10-9 with a 3.69 earned run average in a career-high 31 starts this year. The Dodgers signed Anderson to a base salary of $10 million last winter. He earned an additional $2.4 million in incentives.

Houston Astros outfielder Colby Rasmus and Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters are the only other players who have accepted qualifying offers in the four years they’ve been around.

Due to a series of long-term injuries, Anderson averaged only 10 starts a year from 2010-14. The qualifying offer was widely viewed as a gamble on the Dodgers’ part that Anderson could remain healthy in back-to-back seasons. Still, it was no sure thing that Anderson would accept the offer rather than seek a multiyear deal as a free agent.

Now, Anderson gives the Dodgers three left-handed pitchers in their 2016 rotation, along with Clayton Kershaw and Alex Wood. Hyun-Jin Ryu can make it four by returning healthy next season. He missed all of 2015 following shoulder labrum surgery.