Los Angeles Angels star third baseman Anthony Rendon found himself in a bit of a pickle after their season-opening loss to the Oakland Athletics in Northern California on Thursday.
Videos from inside the stadium who Rendon getting into it with an A’s fan and attempting to land a punch. It was not a great look for the high-priced infielder.
Shortly after MLB announced that it has opened up an investigation into the situation, Rendon has been hit with a five-game suspension.
“Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has received a five-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his actions involving a fan last Thursday, when his Club played the Oakland Athletics.
Unless appealed, the suspension of Rendon is scheduled to begin tonight (Monday), when the Angels open a road series vs. the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. If Rendon elects to appeal, then the discipline will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.”
MLB announcing Anthony Rendon suspension
The video in question clearly shows Rendon grabbing a fan by his jersey and asking the man, “You called me a b***h, huh?”
Signed to a whopping seven-year, $245 million contract back in 2020, Rendon has not lived up to expectations in LosAngeles after a brilliant career with the Washington Nationals.
- Anthony Rendon stats (2020-22): .252 average, 20 HR, 89 RBI, .779 OPS
This latest incident and his pending suspension doesn’t paint Rendon in the greatest of lights off the field.