Angels, Rendon Restructure Contract, End Tenure

The Los Angeles Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon have agreed to restructure the final year of his contract, effectively ending his six-year tenure with the team ahead of the 2026 Major League Baseball season. The agreement, reported by The Athletic, involves deferring Rendon's remaining $38 million salary over the next three to five years, though the exact payout details remain unclear. Rendon, who turns 35 in June, will not return to the Angels roster.

The move comes after Rendon missed the entire 2025 season following offseason hip surgery, the latest in a series of injuries that limited his availability since signing with the Angels. He appeared in just 257 of a possible 1,032 games from 2020 through 2025, playing in no more than 58 games in any full season after his debut year. When healthy, Rendon's production fell short of expectations. In 2020, the pandemic-shortened season, he hit .286 with a .418 on-base percentage and .497 slugging percentage in 52 games, earning a top-10 finish in National League Most Valuable Player voting. However, over the subsequent four seasons, he batted .231 with a .329 on-base percentage and .336 slugging percentage in 206 games,...