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Angels-Rendon contract ends after seven years and limited playing time
Anthony Rendon’s seven-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels has ended after the 2026 season.
The contract was worth $245 million and began after Rendon helped the Washington Nationals win the 2019 World Series.
Rendon played in only about a quarter of the Angels’ games during the contract; reports give slightly different estimates of his share.
He missed many games because of injuries, and he did not play in 2026 after undergoing surgery.
The Angels received far less playing time than the contract’s scale suggested, while Rendon’s Angels record was 22 home runs and a .242 batting average.
The team has agreed to pay $38 million of deferred salary in yearly installments through 2030.
The contract’s end reduces the Angels’ payroll burden, giving the team more room under the luxury-tax threshold for the next season.
The Los Angeles Angels’ seven-year contract with Anthony Rendon ended after the 2026 season.
Rendon played 257 games and missed 877 during the contract, according to Codify Baseball as reported by STARNEWS.
The sources give different estimates of his playing time: 22.6% in one report and 24.9% in another.
Rendon’s contract was worth $245 million, and the Angels agreed to defer $38 million of the remaining salary.
His limited playing time and comments about baseball drew criticism from fans.
- Who
- The Los Angeles Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon.
- What
- Their seven-year, $245 million contract ended after the 2026 season.
- When
- The contract ended in 2026.
- Where
- The Angels; the sources do not state a more specific location.
- Why
- The seven-year contract reached its end. Rendon had played only a limited number of games during it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Rendon signed a seven-year, $245 million free-agent contract with the Angels.
Rendon said baseball was not his top priority, prompting criticism from fans.
The contract ended after seven years.
- Contract value
- $245 million
- Contract length
- Seven years
- Games played
- 257
- Games missed
- 877
- Deferred salary
- $38 million, to be paid in instalments through 2030
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What people are saying
The Angels and Rendon’s seven-year, $245 million contract has finally ended
Baseball has never been my top priority. This is just a job to make a living
Faith and family come before my job, and if a problem arises, I can leave at any time