{"id":32990,"date":"2024-02-27T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=32990"},"modified":"2024-02-27T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:19:00","slug":"angels-anthony-rendon-says-faith-and-family-mean-more-than-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/02\/angels-anthony-rendon-says-faith-and-family-mean-more-than-baseball.html","title":{"rendered":"Angels’ Anthony Rendon Says Faith and Family Mean More Than Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is entering his fifth year of a seven-year, $245 million contract he signed before the pandemic-impacted 2020 season. Aside from the 52 games he played in 2020 when the season was shortened to just 60 games, Rendon hasn’t played more than half of a season with the Angels due to injuries.<\/p>\n

He appeared to be healthy entering the 2024 season and spoke to reporters about his enthusiasm for playing baseball. He said it’s remained the same throughout his career, but he doesn’t put the sport on the top of his priority list. Rendon said, “This is a job. I do this to make a living. My faith, my family come first before this job.” According to The Athletic, he mentioned how he found a pros and cons list from 2014 deep in his email box. It was his second season with the Washington Nationals, and he led the league in runs scored that year, earning some National League MVP votes along the way.<\/p>\n