Tag: Anthony Rendon

Angels fans might try the Trea Turner treatment to get Anthony Rendon out of an 0-for-19 start

Could this help Anthony Rendon? It worked for Trea Turner!

It’s been about a month since Anthony Rendon dropped this memorable quote: “[Baseball has] never been a top priority for me. This is a job. I do this to make a living. My faith, my family come first before this job. So if those things come before it, I’m leaving.”

Since then, in the 2024 regular season, he’s gone a whopping 0-for-19 to start the year. It’s not great, to say the least, given that he signed a $245 million contract over seven years with the Los Angeles Angels back in 2020 and he hasn’t done much.

So what do you do if you’re an Angels fan and the home opener is coming up? You pull the Trea Turner treatment! With the shortstop struggling last year, Phillies fans gave him a standing ovation and he turned it around!

We’ll see if it works!

MLB fans crushed Anthony Rendon for saying that baseball has never been a top priority for him

He really hates baseball.

When you look for some of the worst contracts in MLB, it’s difficult to find anything that tops what the Angels handed Anthony Rendon in 2020. In an effort to build around Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, the Angels signed Rendon to a seven-year deal worth $245 million. Since then, Rendon has yet to play 60 games in a single season and rarely made an impact when he did play.

And his comments at Monday’s spring training camp can’t make the Angels feel any better about the disastrous contract.

Speaking to reporters, Rendon was asked about how he considered retirement last year. And that was when he said that his priorities had changed. When asked in a follow-up question where baseball fell in that list of priorities, Rendon admitted that baseball had never been a top priority for him.

While it’s totally fine to prioritize family over a job, it’s not a good look for a player making $38 million to broadcast that his job isn’t among his top priorities. When you take into account Rendon’s lack of availability during his time with the Angels, his 2024 spring camp couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start.

MLB fans weren’t thrilled with Rendon’s answer as well.

New angle showed what led to Anthony Rendon’s postgame altercation with an A’s fan

We can see what led to the incident.

Major League Baseball is investigating what took place at the end of Thursday’s game between the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels after a video showed Anthony Rendon grabbing a fan and swiping at him.

Another video that recently hit social media may add some more context to the incident.

The initial clip, which was filmed around the Angels’ dugout, only showed Rendon grabbing the fan and taking issue with what was said to him in the lead-up to the altercation. But we couldn’t actually see that lead-up.

In a new video — taken from a vantage point in the upper deck — we can see the A’s fan in the green hat shouting something at Angels players as they left the field.

Rendon had initially walked past the fan before turning around and calling him over. That’s when Rendon grabbed the fan’s shirt and took a swipe at him.

The Angels infielder was in the lineup for Saturday’s win over the A’s. He declined to comment about the incident to reporters.

Video shows Anthony Rendon grabbing A’s fan in NSFW-laden confrontation

Rendon appeared to grab a fan and ask if he called the third baseman a “[expletive].”

Anthony Rendon might be hearing from Major League Baseball at some point soon given the video that dropped on Friday afternoon.

The clip — shared by the Twitter account for AM 570 LA Sports show Petros and Money — from Thursday’s Los Angeles Angels loss to the Oakland A’s showed the third baseman grabbing on to the shirt of a fan and asked if he had called Rendon a “[expletive]” before the vet took a swipe at the fan.

It’s unclear what led up to that moment, but we’ll see if the third baseman, the Angels or MLB will have something to say about it.

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We’ll update this post when we hear more.

Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon hit one of the coolest home runs you’ll ever see

Man, this was FUN.

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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon had 4,528 career plate appearances under his belt as he stepped into the batters box in the bottom of the eighth inning last night at Angel Stadium.

All 4,528 of those at-bats were from the right side of the plate.

Which made what he did in his 4,529th at-bat all the more impressive. With the Angels holding a 10-0 lead over the Rays, Rendon decided to hit lefty for the first time in his 10-year career. How’d that go for him? Pretty darn well as he crushed a 411-foot home run over the right-field wall on just the second pitch he saw and the first one he swung at. The stadium went bananas, his teammates loved it, and man, how does anyone not love this!?

This is easily one of the coolest homers ever. He had never batted lefty in a MLB game before and he does THIS!?

So. Damn. Cool.

Rendon didn’t want to talk much about it after the game because his pitcher, rookie Reid Detmers, threw a no-hitter, which is all class from Rendon. But  I was dying to hear from him and why he decided to bat lefty. The fact that the Rays had a position player, RF Brett Phillips, in as the pitcher probably had a little something to do with it, I’m guessing, but still – what a homer.

His manager, Joe Maddon, had this to say:

“I thought it was great theater,” said Maddon, who added that Rendon sometimes takes cuts lefty in BP for the fun of it. “It was the perfect time to pull it off. Baseball is looking for moments like that. The crowd responded properly. No disrespect to the other side. It was just a fun baseball moment.”

It was great theater and it was exactly what baseball needs and nobody should be mad about it or bring up dumb unwritten rules or anything like that. Baseball needs to be fun and that’s exactly what that home run was, fun!

MLB also needs the Angels to be good and right now they are very good, as they’re in first place by a game in the AL West with a 21-11 record. Why does MLB need them to be good? Because it would be great for the league if two of its biggest starts – Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani – get to play on the game’s biggest stage in October.

But right now all we can do is tip our cap to Rendon and his lefty homer. What a cool thing to do.

Man, that was fun.

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– ‘Wine Mom’ became a hilarious meme during the Warriors’ Game 4 win over the Grizzlies.

– Here’s everything we know about Marquese Chriss confronting Bismack Biyombo in the tunnel after they were both ejected from last night’s Mavs-Suns Game 5.

– Tigers shortstop Javy Baez had a very honest and NSFW message for a home plate ump that led to his ejection.

– DJ Khaled gave Heat coach Erik Spoelstra a nice little shoulder rub during last night’s Game 5 and NBA fans loved it.

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Baseball fans teed off on the Washington Nationals for trying to lowball Juan Soto

Juan Soto knows better than to swing at a pitch this low

As the last few months of the MLB owners’ lockout have shown us, there’s nothing baseball’s ruling class appreciates more than opening a negotiation with a laughable offer.

On the macro level, its Major League Baseball refusing to admit it is overflowing with profits that haven’t trickled down to the players generating those returns. On Wednesday, fans got to see these tactics on a more individual level.

ESPN’s Enrique Rojas spoke with Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto this week and learned the 23-year-old’s franchise offered him a 13-year, $350 million contract extension. At first glance, it’s hard not to be wowed by the number, but once you do some simple math, it becomes very easy to understand why Soto turned down the deal—and should probably feel insulted by it.

Aside from buying out the remainder of Soto’s arbitration eligible years, the deal breaks down to a $27 million annual salary. That puts him well below comparable talents like former teammate Max Scherzer ($43.3 mil AAV), Gerritt Cole ($36 mil AAV), Mike Trout ($35.5 AAV), Anthony Rendon ($35 mil AAV), Francisco Lindor ($34.1 AAV), Nolan Arenado ($32.5 mil AAV) and Mookie Betts ($30.4 mil AAV).

Not only will Soto reach free agency at age 26 if the Nats don’t extend him before then, the outfielder could—read: “probably will”—see a deal that pays around $500 million. It’s a fact so obvious to anyone paying attention that baseball fans immediately piled on the Nats for thinking they could get away with anything less than market value for arguably the best hitter in baseball.

Juan Soto deserves better, but then again, so did Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon. Thankfully, the Nationals have baseball fans on social media to remind them.

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2020 MLB Futures Odds: How many games will the Los Angeles Angels win?

Looking at 2020 MLB futures odds for how many games the Los Angeles Angels will win in the 60-game MLB season.

How many games will the Los Angeles Angels win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Angels‘ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.

Los Angeles Angels’ 2019 recap

The 2019 Los Angeles Angels finished 72-90 in a one-and-done managerial season for Brad Ausmus. He was replaced by three-time Manager of the Year, Joe Maddon. Los Angeles had an 80-82 run line record and a 79-76-7 Over/Under record.

The Angels were never in first place in the American League West as the Houston Astros steamrolled the division, however, they did flirt with earning a wild-card berth as late as July 24 before struggling down the stretch.

Los Angeles Angels’ offseason

The Angels had two huge offseason signings with the aforementioned Maddon as manager and All-Star 3B Anthony Rendon‘s seven-year, $245 million deal.

Also, they brought in C Jason Castro and added starting pitchers Dylan Bundy and Julio Teheran to the rotation. They lost a little production in the lineup when RF Kole Calhoun, who hit 33 home runs with 74 RBI in 2019, signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Los Angeles Angels’ 2020 schedule

Los Angeles’ opening day is Friday, July 24 when they visit the Oakland Athletics and their final game is Sunday, Sept. 24 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In this COVID-reduced 2020 season, the Angels will have a 60-game all-West regional schedule, which includes 40 games against AL West opponents and 20 against the National League West.

Aside from the West division powerhouses—Dodgers and Houston Astros—the Angels have a winnable schedule especially considering how much talent is on their roster.

Baseball season is finally here! Get some action on the 2020 season with an MLB futures bet at BetMGM in NJ, IN, CO and WV. Bet now!

How many games will the Los Angeles Angels win in 2020?

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday, July 7 at noon ET.

If any baseball manager has the ability to navigate an awkward 2020 season, it’s Maddon. His success speaks volumes and once again Los Angeles has one of the best teams on paper. The lineup is stacked with CF Mike Trout,  future Hall of Famer 1B Albert Pujols, third-year phenom DH/SP Shohei Ohtani and Rendon.

But that’s how it always works for the Angels. Preseason hype and regular-season disappointment. Bundy and Teheran aren’t big enough additions to improve their terrible rotation. Trout seems iffy about playing at all this season, and if he doesn’t, the Angels lose the generation’s best player and reigning AL MVP. Los Angeles has gone Under their season win total for back-to-back seasons and four of the last five years.

I am BETTING UNDER 32.5 (-120) WINS FOR THE ANGELS. 

Los Angeles Angels’ World Series odds

No.

I mean it’s not impossible but, with their rotation, it’s next to impossible. Los Angeles at +4000 to win the World Series is TOO CHEAP TO BET.

Los Angeles Angels’ playoff odds

I don’t hate the Angels’ value (+650) to win the division but I am PASSING on LOS ANGELES WINNING THE AL WEST. The quick case for good value: Maddon has his mojo working, Trout plays, Rendon produces to his contract, Pujols gets hot, OF Justin Upton returns to All-Star form, Ohtani stays healthy and improves on his rookie season.

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Trea Turner did not take kindly to Anthony Rendon’s Nationals exit

Breakups are tough.

Trea Turner has spent the past five seasons sharing an infield with Anthony Rendon, but that will come to an end in 2020.

And guess what? Turner isn’t too happy about that.

Coming off a breakout World Series championship season with the Nationals, Rendon agreed to a huge, seven-year, $245 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels. The deal brought an end to Rendon’s seven-year run with the Nationals, which included two Silver Slugger awards and an All-Star appearance.

With Rendon off to join Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in Anaheim, Turner took to Twitter and shared his devastated reaction to the news.

Turner went to his dresser, found an “Anthony Is My Favorite Player” shirt and tossed it on the ground against a wall.

Poor Trea.

Turner probably knew how difficult it was for Rendon to move on from Washington, but still, it didn’t mean that the Nationals shortstop had to be happy about it.

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Baseball world reacts to Anthony Rendon’s massive deal with the Angels

Anthony Rendon has agreed to a huge deal with the Angels.

World Series champion Anthony Rendon, regarded as the top offensive player available in free agency this winter, is headed to Angel Stadium. The former Nationals third baseman, who will turn 30 in June, has agreed to a massive seven-year deal with the Angels worth $245 million, matching the deal his former teammate Stephen Strasburg just signed with the Nationals.

Rendon made the All-Star team for the first time in his career in 2019, won his second Silver Slugger award, and finished third in NL MVP voting. Rendon set career highs this season in home runs (34), RBI (126), batting average (.319) and slugging (.598).

He now joins a team led by the best player in baseball, Mike Trout, and one of the most exciting prospects in baseball, Shohei Ohtani. The Angels have not reached the postseason since 2014, but with so much star power under new manager Joe Maddon, it’s clear that the organization wants to win immediately.

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