Testing has revealed a partial tear in Anthony Rendon’s left hamstring, the Angels third baseman told reporters (X link via Sam Blum of the Athletic). Although there’s no specific timetable for his return, Rendon indicated he anticipates an extended absence. The Angels put him on the 10-day injured list last week.
It’s the fourth consecutive season in which he has suffered a significant injury. Rendon had four separate injured list stints in 2021, the most notable of which came after he suffered a hip impingement requiring season-ending surgery. A torn tendon in his wrist necessitated another procedure the following June. Last season, it was a left leg injury that cut his year short on July 4. Rendon didn’t undergo surgery that time, though the absence wasn’t without controversy. While the Angels termed the injury a bone bruise, the veteran infielder said he’d fractured his tibia.
Rendon’s current injury came last week as he tried to beat out an infield hit. It’s the latest source of frustration amidst a seven-year free agent deal that hasn’t gone as he or the Angels envisioned. He has played in 219 games over parts of five years with the Halos. That’s 38.4% of the team’s schedule. That number will drop further as he embarks on this rehab process.
New manager Ron Washington penciled Rendon in at the hot corner for 19 of their first 21 games. The two-time All-Star has hit .267 with a reasonable .325 on-base percentage but didn’t hit for any power. He only has three extra-base hits (all doubles) and is slugging .307. That profile — decent on-base marks with minimal power — has been Rendon’s general production when he has been able to play going back to 2021.
Miguel Sanó has taken over third base in recent days. That’s not ideal from a defensive standpoint but does allow Washington to rotate a few players through the designated hitter spot. Sanó has gotten off to a nice start to his first year with the Halos, running a .271/.362/.373 slash in 69 plate appearances. That is driven by a .441 average on balls in play which Sanó clearly won’t maintain, but he’s hitting the ball exceptionally hard and figures to run into a few more home runs as the season progresses.
That is the Anthony Rendon we have come to expect
I wonder if one could credibly fake a hammy strain.
If anyone could he would be the poster child
No, it’s likely real
The O’Malley curse
“Rendon indicated he anticipates an extended absence.”
For every “sense of normalcy has returned” moment I then go and see Cubs and Cardinal fans agreeing…
He means a summer vacation
Maybe just change his jersey to #60 in advance of the next IL placement?
Rendon back to his normal position IL.
QQ
imagine that !!!!! … earning that money !!!!!
The Angels are cursed with bad contracts
At least they avoided Blake Snell
Really good point.
and Bellinger
Cursed? No, just victimized by their own poor judgement.
I could never be an owner because I would just cut someone like this and eat the money. I wouldn’t want a Rendon anywhere near my young players nor I would I even want to look at him.
Next to Strasburg, the worst contract ever given IMO
Chris Davis.
Say what you will but Chris Davis at least was playing a lot. He didn’t live up to his contract but he was available (just like Patrick Corbin).
Chris Davis also seemed genuinely frustrated and upset with his bad play. Rendon never cared. His career could be summed up as wasted potential.
That, and I don’t think anyone ever accused Davis of not GAF. He certainly didn’t confirm it like Rendon has.
Davis took adderall, on an approved MLB exemption, got his huge contract, then stopped taking the adderall and gave up his exemption
Good point, wonder how many others are playing the Adderall game.
But Davs put up significant NEGATIVE value over the course of his huge contract, which was EVEN WORSE than guys like Strasburg and Rendon who are perpetually on the IL.
This means it would’ve been better for the Orioles if Davis hadn’t been playing had they actually had a decent 1B AAA prospect at the time.
The impact of the amphetamine ban goes WAY under the radar compared to PED. It’s been a performance ENABLER in baseball history. It might not have been alcohol prevalent in the game. But it wasn’t too far behind.
A player being injured is better than them playing atrociously. Chis Davis eating at bats for years made his team worse. If he were on the IL someone could use that spot to develop or perform better
Yeah I mean I’ll all talk about how bad Chris Davis was but he did at least try a considerable amount and was like yeah I don’t care.
Gary Matthews Jr.
Barry Zito.
Josh Hamilton
The O’Malley curse
Greedy
Makes the Chris Davis contract look better too.
He was running hard to first.
“I could never be an owner because I would just cut someone like this and eat the money. I wouldn’t want a Rendon anywhere near my young players nor I would I even want to look at him.”
The current Dodger ownership gets rid of players that don’t work out. They are doing pretty well (compared to the Angels, very well).
Josh Hamilton, Albert Pujols, and Gary Matthews JR would all like a word…
Dude got paid. He was once headed for a possible HOF career. Signed that contract and downhill from there.
Dude has literally said he doesn’t care about baseball
No he has not literally said that.
“Baseball has never been a priority for me” – Anthony Rendon.
Your quote is not accurate, nor does it convey what he was really saying, which is simply that family comes first.
As it should be, but baseball is not his second priority or third or fourth…..
That quote is missing important context.
“This is a job. I do this to make a living. My faith, my family come first before this job..”
Not a priority means he doesn’t care. He didn’t say it wasn’t the highest priority; he said it’s not a priority.
it’s easy to fake a hamstring when your mentality of profession is just “a job”
Another idiot heard from. Gale Sayers writes a book titled I Am Third and is. Cannonized. Rendon says it and he’s demonized.
I can’t believe how stupid some people are.
The lone member of the Anthony Rendon fan club states his case. It’s the hill he wants to die on. Maybe they’re related? And what does Gayle Sayers have to do with anything? At least find a baseball reference.
Because Gayle Sayers had a similar priority list as Rendon. Wrote a book on it. Rendon says it and is demonized.
Vaughn Grissom had a strain in February. He’s not activated yet. Rendon has a tear and idiots are questioning him milking it.
People are idiots.
I think every human being on earth should put God, family and friends ahead of their job.
Most people can still show up every Monday and do their job well while having family/friends/God.
What exactly is it about his friends, family, or God that prevents him from also giving everything he can into his job.
The context doesn’t really improve the stance.
If you agree to do a job, then do the job. If you want to spend time with family, then retire and do that.
Do you say the same thing to someone who works a ‘normal job’, gets injured on the job, and collects workmen’s compensation?
Can’t really be all that religious and play baseball on Sundays for starters. If you are living by Biblical principles the Sabbath (Sunday) is a day of rest. Well that’s not true for a MLB player. How can ya properly lead your family if you are constantly gone for weeks at a time? What do you do if you are a Christian and you are surrounded by teammates partying living the millionaire lifestyle? I guarantee you that many of players have roadie side chicks they visit on road trips and he has to keep that secret. If you are the least bit religious you can only be around debauchery for just a little bit of time before it eats at you. Yet the man loves to play the actual game so he is conflicted. He just hates what comes with the opportunity of playing a game for a living.
“Do you say the same…and collects workman’s compensation”…I think if someone who works a “normal” job had different injuries every single year and this kept repeating itself(and the person continues to get paid without working), I think most people would say exactly the same thing(That he’s most likely a malingerer who doesn’t want to work).
@Halo11Fan I agree with you about putting God, family and friends first. I think most people on here would agree with that.
Yup.. You are ignorant.
Uh…never said I wasn’t.
kingbum – ” If you are living by Biblical principles the Sabbath (Sunday) is a day of rest.”
Actually Saturday is the Sabbath. Sunday is the first day of the week. Also, “religion” is a man made concept and has nothing to do with a man’s faith. Faith and relationship with Jesus are the key biblical principles. You can’t generalize and say a Christian who has a job that requires travel can’t lead his family. That’s just silly. Finally, a Christian man is a light among those guys who live the “party lifestyle”. We are a light to a dark world.
“14You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-16
MANY Christian athletes have been in MLB. Very few have shown such a lack of their work being a priority as Rendon has. Prioritizing faith and family shouldn’t be a false front for simply not caring because you’re wealthy. That’s a tuslly very contradictory to scripture which asks us to “work as unto the Lord.”
If you’re set…great! Retire. Don’t steal the money.
I’ve personally seen Rendon curse fans out over nothing. I gave zero issue calling BS in him. And I say this as a fellow believer with my own extensive baseball background.
Me? I wish he’d just keep his mouth shut. Go spend time with the kids…and stop working a job he no longer needs.
Really, a construction worker who hurts his knee on the job which need surgery to correct because he can’t do the job shows up to work?
Ohtani packed up and left prior to the end of the season…crickets. Unlike Rendon, didn’t even show up for the team picture. Now I’m nor blaming Ohtani, or anyone regarding how they handle an injury.
Again you keep proving my point, you people are idiots.
Your comparing Rendon to HOF’r Gale Sayers ? R u kidding me ?
floater – Halo is not comparing Rendon’s career to Sayers’ career. He simply compared the concepts of what they said.
This is such a stretch Halo- Rendon is no Gale Sayers. I missed the part in Brian’s Song where Sayers signed for 9 figures and then barely played/played like crap for 5+ years. In fact, Sayers is famous for his efforts to come back and play through injury. Rendon, not so much.
bobby – see my response above to floater.
That’s not really the point though-I don’t think anyone is saying that baseball is more important than family. But you can prioritize family and still care about doing your job. Sayers clearly did, so it means something completely different coming from him. After 5 years, it’s fair to question whether Rendon cares at all.
Oh no! Anyway…
“Rendon’s *personal physician’s* test reveal tearing. Angel’s doctors and everyone else find nothing”
“Tony two bags” is his nickname because he gargles his agents balls every time he’s injured as a thank you
I’ve been going with “Phony Rendony.” Guy has turned out to be such a letdown for Halo fans. Wonder what Trout thinks about him.
“Yeah Tony’s been unbelievable this year,” Trout said, per Foul Territory. “You know, veteran presence this year in the club house, World Series champion. He’s dealt with the injury bug as well. I was in his shoes, I know how it is. Being hurt, not being able to play for your team, it sucks. It’s not fun but he’s got a new attitude this year. You know the at bats he puts up, I’m right behind him every game, I hit behind him and his at bats he puts up on a nightly basis, it’s unbelievable. Consistency, working counts, even when he doesn’t feel good, he’s still working counts and putting good swings on balls”
“A new attitude this year”? That seems to imply his attitude wasn’t good in prior years.
Fish Man must have been tricked.
“I’m gonna go get a mouth full, get a mouth full”
Angels lose an 85 OPS+ but still have to pay another $35 million.
This could end up being worse than the Carl Crawford contract.
He should just work out a deal with the Angels and retire.
Now bring back Moustakas, need the depth and influence on the young players
Moustakas would likely need to spend about a month in the minors just to get in playing shape.
Time for the Rendon era to be done in Anaheim. Cut bait.
What a disaster
Just what he’s been waiting for.
Copy Paste
The Nationals knew.
I often wonder
Anthony Rendon won the lottery and was forced to play a tiny bit of baseball to collect the most favorable annuity in the history of the lottery.
I wonder what insurance the Angels have on that contract.
This is the team that thought it was a good idea to give $20mil a year to a known junkie. Take a guess.
This guy ought to try being a catcher. He’d die with that kind of real pain.
Literally couldn’t happen to a nicer guy
That is not true, as it could theoretically happen to any MLB player, and you can’t literally call anyone the nicest person to ever play Major League Baseball.
In all fairness, if you add up his production over 2020-2022, it makes for a nice season.
Take the money and fake limp your way home
Sorry to pile on, but I wonder how many Dr’s he saw to get that diagnosis? I already almost feel bad for writing that…
lol
No juice, no career. Nexxxxxxt!!!
I wonder how many of the “it’s just a job” complainers on here put their entire life into THEIR professions, or if they grumble about having to do more than the bare minimum at work.
Ted: I wonder how many of those complainers get to play a game they’ve been playing since they were little kids and are making more money in 7 months than an average person makes in a lifetime. I would feel fortunate to make a great living playing the game I love instead of sitting behind a desk for eight hours or asking people “may I take your order?” all day long. Then again there are those who don’t appreciate what they have.
People are idiots. You are getting on his case for getting injured?
And you are a super idiot if you think he’s faking it.
“Super idiot…Think he’s faking it”…Rendon is probably not “faking it” in the literal sense, but I would bet my life that several players on every single team in MLB has players playing right now with more significant “injury” than Anthony Rendon has ever had. Of course those other players don’t want to be known as someone who quit on his teammates and team and Mr. Rendon evidently does not care about any of this.
You’re dead then. You think there are players playing with partially torn hamstrings? We are talking about a tear.
You think players get invasive surgery all the time for insignificant injuries?
Yes people are idiots.
“People are idiots”…The people who use insults just because you don’t agree with them are usually the immature “idiots”, right Halo11Fan? You’re almost certainly part of the same Hollywood backed crazies that feel you’re entitled to physically assault anyone who disagrees with your views, am I right, HaloFan11?
I bet he had two hamstrings transplanted from a goat or a donkey into his thighs knowing they would tear faster.
Rendon is a one-time all-star with only 148 career home runs as a corner infielder. He is getting $245 million for seven years. Tell me how many home runs Rendon has hit for the Angels! There is nothing wrong with people mocking and joking about how bad a contract this has been.
You are correct that I am not able to tell which injuries are real and which are manufactured. Most fans would concede that Rendon has not shown the desperation to get back on the field like, say, Bryce Harper. Not a big Bryce Harper fan, but I feel confident that Bryce is ready to play long before his agent would say he is ready. Some guys, like Harper, are tougher than others and Rendon is not one of the tough ones, at least not since he made it to Anaheim. That being said, I do think this is real injury. I wonder if Nick Senzel ever daydreams and thinks – had luck gone my way – I could have been Anthony Rendon.
He’s had multiple surgeries. And there is no one playing baseball today with a hamstring tear. No reputable trainer would let a player play with a strain.
I get people being upset at the waste of money. But most of these comments are idiotic.
And one of the causes of a hamstring tear is too much work. And i don’t remember anyone commenting that Rendon wasn’t working his butt off to get on the field.
I’m sure your client appreciates you sticking up for him throughout this thread.
That is a one time all-star for a guy with three top 6 MVP finishes (and another at #11). Contract has been a dud with the Angels like so many of them are, but he was pretty darn good with the Nationals. Dude had a 144 OPS+ in 1800 PA’s his last 3 years with the team while finishing 3,11,& 6th in the MVP race.
Not really a guy that had 1 good year and cashed in.
Maybe the Angels are learning, no huge contracts since Rendon what 5 years ago.
It sounds kind of crazy I know, but I’m not sure this outcome was worse than Albert Pujols going from the top bat in the game to an afterthought in the blink of an eye. If someone would have told me that Pujols would only have one 800 OPS season after age 31 I would have called BS. Atleast with Rendon you have a boatload of injuries to explain the drop.
In five years with Anaheim, Rendon has 22 home runs.
Let me repeat that.
In five years with Anaheim, Rendon has 22 home runs.
I will repeat it just one more time.
In five years with Anaheim, Rendon has 22 home runs.
Chics did long balls. He was leading off most games this season and he adjusted to it.
Pujols had two .800+ OPS seasons after age 31. It’s just that the second one didn’t happen until after his contract with the Angels.
I almost think that he’s happy to be on IL so he doesn’t have to work (play) and still get paid.
You are capable of thought? It’s a miracle.
“You are capable of thought”..Ohtani played and pitched for the Angels last year until his arm practically fell off and he needed surgery. How do you think Rendon’s teammates feel when he goes on the IL for the slightest injury? To take the 700+ ABs that Marcus Semien took last year for the Rangers requires playing thru all kinds of bumps, bruises and injuries and the benefit to your team could be a World Series victory like the one that Semien led(along with A.Garcia & C.Seagar).
And yet he didn’t play he only played three games in September…. Nor grant interviews the last two months of the season. Nor showed up for the team photo.
As I said, you people are idiots.
To be fair, Rendon has already led a team to the top of the mountain.
@920faclon – Rendon was on the team that won the 2019 WS. He was an important contributor. But it’s a huge stretch to say he led Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Trea Turner, Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick, Ryan Zimmerman etc to the top of the mountain.
Don’t blame Rendon for his contract. I would think most people criticizing him would have gladly agreed to the same thing if offered.
Ren-done
He was hustling down the line wgen he got hurt.
That says I wonder if he has a recovery routine. He walks tight and is constantly pulling and tearing things.
Or he’s just built that way.
Rendon at least was trying to help his team and showed hustle, can’t really dog on the guy for trying to be productive. It just sucks that he’s injured again, the frustration continues…
Would be interested to know what his off-season training regimen is like, if he even has one.
Anthony Rendon fail Healthy? That’s unpossible!
There goes his Iron Man streak!
Ron Washington is managing again? Dang, that old fart won’t just go retire to a peaceful place or cushy job somewhere. Of all the hell holes to put himself in, the Angels? He must be getting nicely compensated to direct that circus. Poor guy will be 72 in a few days. How many years did they sign him up for?
He heard that Kris Bryant went on the IL last week and then shouted “Hold my beer!”
Embrace the drama. It’s here to stay
He stretched it until he felt it pop lol. Anything to get out of work with that one.
It’s a tear!! Justin Steel went on the IL with a strain.
Do you guys even follow baseball?
Why did I have such a strong feeling that Rendon would be on an extended IL stint again after 20 games. It might be the worst injury bad luck in the whole majors but I have to agree with the post up above saying it sure doesn’t seem like Rendon is impatient on the IL and pining to get back onto the field and help the team. I’ve never seen him quoted as saying, “Totally sucks I’m injured again but I’m gonna work like crazy on the IL to get back on the field asap to help the team win. I really want to play”. Instead he is quoted saying he thinks it will be an extended stay on the IL and that’s it. No wonder Angels fans are frustrated.
“I’m definitely not going to be back in the 10-day window,” Rendon said. “It’s been four years running now. So I was angry for a few days, frustrated, mad, everything you could imagine because the game keeps getting taken away from me, right? I want to win, and I want to be out there. I do everything in my power to stay out there, and it seems like nothing is working.”
Sad when Rendon’s only “full” season with the Angels may end up being the 2020 extended spring training
The Angels organization needs to make sure, these older guys especially, that Pilates or Yoga are available. Injuries are a sign of bad conditioning.
Those that should be really upset with Rendon are people like Boras. Why? Because each time there’s a Rendon, his statistical outliers affect the mean, and when front offices and stat guys review stats in the context of offering a contract, it can (and will) impact what they’re willing to give players, ie: Snell, Monty, etc.
Yea. Poor Scott Boras. He should be pissed.
Yeah, I certainly didn’t mean that as an homage to Boras’ greatness or popularity.
I simply meant that it’s his own clients screwing him and getting screwed when things like this happen.
Frankly, I don’t care if another Boras client ever gets a good deal. OTOH, I don’t care if one does… as long as it’s not another bad one for the Yankees.
Shocking
He is the real life Roger Dorn
Shocker
I believe the Angels never intended to spend big last offseason and I’m fine with that as long as they use the savings this season to eat the final two years of this anchor and throw him overboard without a chain.
Why do some Angels wear dark blue sleeves and others red? They look like a sandlot team.
Or the Varsity team with some JV callups.
I cannot wait for the release of Rendon’s book:
“How to Keep an Active Mind, while Away from Work”
I hear its coming on sale soon in paperback, kindle, and since he has time an audio narration
Good. Quit.
Rendon played 52 games in 2020s shortened season. Since then, in order, he’s played 58, 47 and 43 games. Given Rendon has played 19 games thus far, whats the over/under for 2024?
19, he is done. This guy is paying the price for not taking care of himself for the last two decades
Cheese, the Rendon contract is becoming worse than the ones for either Albert Pujols or Josh Hamilton!
Time to release him and eat the salary. Actually, it’s been time.
Hope Rengifo or Drury are practicing their 3rd base skills for when Sano gets hurt.
Anthony Rendon is the POSTER CHILD of a generation. A generation that had everything handed to them on a silver platter, some took that platter and wanted more. Rendon, and others like him, took what they got and said I’m done working. Yeah, he’s had injuries, but he never does the work to come back stronger. Time to cut bait, let somebody else pay this man-child to sit on his couch.
It’s very similar to an entry level office worker that kicks it until they get the promotion, then they become worthless. All too common these days. Bunch of lazy pieces of garbage.
They need to get rid of guaranteed contracts. Dude should get a percentage of the contract and that’s it.
I’ve had issues with his toughness and ability to play through what appear to be minor injuries such as the bruised bone last year. I still feel that he should have played through it. Hip surgery, tearing a muscle are understandable set backs and both have long-term impacts. With each surgery it just becomes more difficult to come back and be the player that you once were. At this point it is what it is, potential lost. If this year’s spending is any indication of what the future holds, I dont see the Angel’s spending big on free agents any longer. This contract might be a turning point for the organization and how it moves forward in the future.
Eat that contract n move on. Dudes heart ain’t in it. Conditions have to be perfect like stars aligning for him to feel upto playing ball. He’s the caveat for guaranteed long-term contracts.
Schanuel has hits in 5 straight games and Washington puts him 9th in tonight’s batting order. What an imbecile!