Sources: Angels, Anthony Rendon agree to restructure rest of contract - ESPN

The Los Angeles Angels and Anthony Rendon have agreed to restructure the remainder of his contract, essentially ending the All-Star third baseman's problematic tenure with the team, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.

Rendon was scheduled to be paid $38 million in 2026, the final season of a seven-year, $245 million contract he signed after starring for a Washington Nationals team that won the World Series in 2019.

Rendon has instead agreed to spread those payments out over what a source described as «a few years,» though the details of that payout are not known publicly.

Rendon and his representatives at The Boras Corporation have been in talks with the Angels about restructuring his deal since the early part of the offseason, on the heels of a 2025 season lost entirely to hip surgery.

Rendon, 35, won't officially declare retirement, but he is not expected to play in 2026 and will instead continue to rehab from his home in Houston, like he did throughout the 2025 season, according to a source.

Rendon will continue to occupy a roster spot for the Angels next season, the source added, though the team can simply place him on the 60-day injured list to free up space.

Rendon became the game's highest-paid third baseman in December 2019 and will end up playing in just a quarter of the Angels' games over the life of his deal, compiling a mere 3.7 FanGraphs wins above replacement (fWAR).

A first-round pick out of Rice University in 2011, Rendon established himself as one of baseball's best all-around players with an emerging crop in Washington. He was a hitting savant and a gifted defender, and from 2016 to 2019 only nine position players put up more fWAR.

Rendon slashed .299/.384/.528 in that four-year stretch. His last season with