Angels Sign Anthony Rendon on Multi-Year Deal
Anthony Rendon, the star third baseman for the World Series champion Washington Nationals, has agreed to a seven-year, $245 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels, US media reported Wednesday night.
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The deal comes two days after Rendon’s teammate, pitcher Stephen Strasburg, inked an identical contract to remain with the club.
The unassuming 29-year-old Rendon is coming off the best of his seven major league seasons, all of which were spent with the Nationals.
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Rendon was widely considered the top offensive free agent after having a career season in which he emerged as a candidate for the National League’s most valuable player.
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He earned his first all-star selection, batted .319 with 34 homers and a major-league-leading 126 RBIs. He also tied for the NL lead with 44 doubles.
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