Anthony Rendon

Anthony Michael Rendon (born June 6, 1990) is an American baseball third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and was a member of the Nationals' 2019 World Series champion team over his hometown Houston Astros. Rendon played college baseball for the Rice University Owls, where he won the 2010 Dick Howser Trophy. Rendon was selected sixth overall in the 2011 MLB draft by the Nationals. Rendon made his MLB debut in 2013. He is an All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. Following the 2019 World Series, Rendon and Nationals' star pitcher Stephen Strasburg both entered free agency. Owner Mark Lerner had indicated that the team would not be able to afford to sign both players. On December 11, 2019, Rendon agreed to a 7-year $245 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels, two days after Nationals signed Strasburg to a similar deal. He was formally introduced as an Angel on December 14, 2019.  ...more on Wikipedia

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