It didn’t take long for Anthony Rendon’s annual tradition to get underway.
The Los Angeles Angels third baseman had to leave Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds after (surprise, surprise) suffering yet another injury. Rendon got hurt trying to leg out an infield single in the first inning. While he succeeded in reaching base safely, Rendon came away from the sequence hobbled.
Former All-Star Rendon had to exit the game with the help of training staff and was replaced at third by Zach Neto.
Here is the video of Rendon’s injury.
The Angels later announced that Rendon had suffered a hamstring injury on the play. They would go on to lose the game to Cincinnati, 7-5, marking their third straight defeat.
After a brutal 0-for-20 streak to begin the season (even got him booed by the home fans), Rendon had come along well over the last couple weeks. In his previous 10 games, the veteran infielder was batting a scorching .381 with an .866 OPS and had even stolen three bases for good measure.
But now just 21 games into the new season, it is the same old story once again for the 33-year-old Rendon. He has missed 100 or more games due to injury in each of the last three seasons and may be on his way to continuing that streak again this summer, especially considering the tricky nature of hamstring injuries. Regardless, Rendon might still provide some entertainment value by telling more reporters to move on.
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