Angels to introduce Anthony Rendon at Saturday…
Angels to introduce Anthony Rendon at Saturday press conference
All-Star third baseman Anthony Rendon, who earlier this week agreed to a seven-year, $245-million deal with the Angels, will be introduced at a press conference on Saturday at noon at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
By Jeff Fletcher | jlfletcher@scng.com | Orange County Register
ANAHEIM — Anthony Rendon, who earlier this week agreed to a seven-year, $245-million deal with the Angels, will be introduced at a press conference on Saturday at noon at Angel Stadium.
The event will be broadcast live on Fox Sports West, but it will not be open to the public.
Rendon's deal is the largest free-agent contract in Angels history, surpassing the $240-million deal Albert Pujols signed eight years ago.
Rendon, 29, finished third in the National League MVP voting after hitting .319 with 34 homers and a 1.010 OPS. He was named the first-team third baseman on the inaugural all-MLB team. Rendon helped the Washington Nationals to the World Series title.
The Angels continue to be in the market for starting pitching. They have talked to the Cleveland Indians about a trade for Corey Kluber, and also reportedly talked to the agents for free agent pitchers Hyun-Jin Ryu, Madison Bumgarner and Dallas Keuchel.
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Jeff Fletcher
Jeff Fletcher has covered the Angels since 2013. Before that, he spent 11 years covering the Giants and A's and working as a national baseball writer. Jeff is a Hall of Fame voter. In 2015, he was elected chairman of the Los Angeles chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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