Anthony Michael Rendon...He and his wife Amanda (Rodriguez) were married Nov. 25, 2017...The couple has four children, two daughters, Emma and Savannah and twins Levi and Dakota...Self-proclaimed Taylor Swift “admirer...Wore homemade “I love Taylor Swift” shirt during Spring Training 2016...Attended Rice University (Houston, Texas)...Named by Baseball America as the 2009 College Freshman of the Year...Was the fourth underclassman to receive the honors in the 30-year history of the award...Former college teammates with Tyler Duffey, Tony Cingrani and JT Chargois...Prepped at Lamar High School (Houston, TX)...Was a three-time All-District selection in High School...As a senior, named First Team 5A All-State shortstop and was an All-Greater Houston selection by the Houston Chronicle...Hit .570 with eight home runs and 56 RBI in final high school season...June 29, 2010 was honored by Houston Mayor Annise Parker with “Anthony Rendon Day in Houston.”
2021
In second season with the Angels, was limited to 58 games due to various injuries...Hit 150th career home run June 25th and drove in 600th career RBI on June 7...Since the start of 2013, is one of 12 players to drive in 600 runs and tally 250 doubles...Posted an .805 OPS on the road compared to a .622 OPS at Angel.
2020
In first campaign with the Angels, posted a career-best .418 OBP...Ranked second in the A.L. in OBP and fWAR (2.7), fourth in walks and ninth in OPS (.915)...Finished 10th in the A.L. MVP vote...Led the team in OBP, fWAR (2.7) and walks and ranked second in home runs, RBI and doubles...After opening the season going 4-for-39 (.103), went on to post a .333 (50/150) average and an 1.008 OPS over his final 40 games of the season...The .333 average ranked third in the American League during that span (from Aug. 10) while the 1.008 OPS ranked fourth...According to FanGraphs.com, his 3.7 defensive rating ranked fifth among Major League third basemen and third in American League...Recorded 1000th career hit with a 6th inning single on Aug. 10...Missed first four games of regular season and Angels three Summer Camp exhibitions due to an oblique injury but was not placed on the I.L.
2019
In seventh season with Nationals, finished third in N.L. MVP race (won by Cody Bellinger) after batting .319 (174/545) with 117 runs scored, 34 home runs, 126 RBI and a 1.10 OPS (.412 OBP/.598 SLG)... Led Majors in RBI and paced (T-1st) the Senior Circuit for the second straight season in doubles...Also finished in the Top 5 in the N.L. in average (3rd), runs (3rd), OBP (2nd), slugging (3rd) and OPS (1.010)...Tabbed as a Louisville Silver Slugger for the second time in his career (also, 2014)...Named an All-Star for the first time in career...Was just the second Nats third baseman ever named to the Midsummer Classic, joining Ryan Zimmerman in 2009...Did not attend game due to injury rehab...According to FanGraphs.com, finished the season with the Majors' seventh-highest WAR (7.0), good for fourth in the National League... Two defensive runs saved also ranked sixth among N.L. third basemen ... During 2019 World Series run, posted a combined .328 (20/61) average across four different postseason rounds... Tallied a Washington/Montreal franchise-record 20 hits, 15 RBI and 11 walks during the postseason...In the NL Wild Card Game vs. Milwaukee, drew an eighth-inning walk off Josh Hader to load the bases...Scored from first on a Juan Soto single and an error by the right fielder...Run proved to be game-winning run as Nationals won the contest 4-3...Posted a team-leading .412 (7/17) average including three doubles, a home run and five RBI in the NLDS vs. the Dodgers...Went 3-for-5 with a double, home run and an RBI in decisive Game 5 at Dodger Stadium... Hit back-to-back solo home runs with Juan Soto off Clayton Kershaw in the 8th inning with the Nats trailing 3-1... Led the Nats in average for the second straight series (min. 10 AB), posting a .417 (5/12) clip vs. the Cardinals in the NLCS...Advanced to the World Series vs. Houston and went on to hit .276 (8/29) with three doubles, two home runs and a team-leading eight RBI...Last player in the World Series with more RBI was Addison Russell with nine RBI in 2016...With team trailing 2-0 in the 7th inning of Game 7, connected for a solo home run off Zack Greinke.
2018
Once again proved to be one of the top players in Major League Baseball...The most consistent all-around player on Washington's roster... Was once again a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award (NL 3B)...Recorded a career-high 44 doubles and a career-high 70 extra-base hits...Led the club and ranked in the National League in doubles (T1st, 44), batting average (4th, .308), slugging percentage (6th, .535) and extra-base hits (9th, 70)...He led qualified Nationals and ranked fifth in the National League with a .909 OPS and ranked 11th in on-base percentage (.374)...According to FanGraphs.com, ranked second in the National League in Wins Above Replacement (6.3)...Ranked sixth in the National League in OPS (.946) after the All-Star Break...Recorded a career-best 33-game on-base streak from Aug. 21-Sept. 25...Hit .369/.454/.662 during the streak...Recorded three separate hitting streaks of at least 10 games, tied for the most in the National League and the second-most in Major League Baseball...Only Kansas City's Whit Merrifield (4) and Houston's Yuli Gurriel (4) had more 10-game hitting streaks..Was hitting .254/.330/.435 on June 15...From then until the end of 2018, hit .335/.395/.585...Hit .316 against right-handed pitching, the best among National League righties (5th among MLB RHB)... Clubbed his fourth career mutli-home run game, July 12 at New York (NL).
2017
Continued his ascent as one of the top all-around players in Major League Baseball...Finished sixth in the National League MVP voting...Set career marks in nearly every offensive category while playing Gold Glove caliber defense...Was left off the National League All-Star team...Ranked in the National League in doubles (4th, 41), AVG w/RISP (4th, .375), on-base percentage (6th, .403), OPS (9th, .937) and slugging percentage (13th, .533)...81 of 100 RBI came w/RISP, third-most in the National League...He sat near the top of the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leaderboard in both the National League and all of MLB, for a significant amount of time this season, per FanGraphs.com...Finished the season leading the NL (6.9) and ranked third in the Major Leagues -- behind only NYY's Aaron Judge (8.2) and HOU's Jose Altuve (7.5)...Another FanGraphs.com metric that showcases Rendon's value is their Defensive Runs Above Average (DEF), which measures a player's defensive value relative to a league average and comparisons across positions...Rendon (15.8) led the NL and ranked second in all of Major League Baseball behind LAA SS Andrelton Simmons (22.6)...Started the season relatively slow, but since his 6-for-6, three home run, 10 RBI on April 30 vs. NYM (more on that below), he ranked in the NL in: on-base percentage (2nd, .420), slugging percentage (3rd, .590), and OPS (3rd, 1.009)...Along with Ryan Zimmerman (36 HR, 108 RBI), Bryce Harper (29 HR, 87 RBI), and Daniel Murphy (23 HR, 93 RBI), the Nationals were the only team in the Major Leagues to boast four players with 20+ home runs and 85+ RBI...Clubbed his first career multi-home run game, May 23 vs. SEA...On July 27 vs. MIL, helped the Nationals become just the sixth team in Major League history to hit five home runs in a single inning (per Elias ) when the team hit five home runs in the fourth inning...Clubbed his second career grand slam, July 15 at CIN (Wood)...Hit his second career Postseason home run, a solo shot in the first inning (Lester) of Washington's Game 2 win.
2016
Played in a career-high 156 games while ranking among Nationals hitters in runs scored (1st, 91), hits (2nd, 153), doubles (2nd, 38) and RBI (3rd, 85)...Despite a slow April (.242, 4 2B, RBI), from May 1 through the end of the season, he hit .275 with a .355 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage...He emerged as one of the top run producers after the All-Star break, ranking fifth in the National League in RBI (52) over that stretch... He recorded 23 RBI in the month of September, the most of a single month in his young career...Lived up to his nickname "Tony Two Bags" in leading National League third basemen with 38 doubles, one short of a career high (39 in 2014)... Ranked first among National League third baseman with a .976 fielding percentage ahead of COL 3B Nolan Arenado (973)...Hit his first career grand slam, Sept. 6 vs. ATL (Perez)...Recorded his 500th career hit, a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning on Sept. 27 vs. ARI (Delgado), putting the Nationals ahead, 4-2...With his home run on Sept. 30 vs. MIA (Cashner) - his 20th of the season - the Nationals became one of four teams in MLB with at least six 20+ home run players in 2016... Washington was joined by BAL, TOR and STL...For a brief moment (approximately 20 minutes) the Nationals were just the third team in National League history to boast six players with at least 20 home runs (1965 Milwaukee Braves and 2003 Atlanta Braves)...STL OF Matt Holliday then hit his 20th home run of the season the same night as Rendon, making the Cardinals the fourth team in NL history to accomplish the feat...Clubbed his first career Postseason home run, a two run shot in the third inning of Washington's 8-3 Game 3 NLDS win (Maeda).
2015
Suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee while diving for a ball during Spring Training, causing him to open the season on the disabled list...Was activated from the disabled list and made his 2015 debut, June 4 vs. CHI...Appeared in 18 games, hitting .290 (20-for-69) with five doubles, five RBI, nine walks and nine runs scored before returning to the DL on June 25 with a left quad strain...Was reinstated on July 25...Hit .356 (37-for-104) with four doubles, four homers, 16 RBI, 12 walks and 25 runs scored from Aug. 22-Sept. 17...Posted a career-best 12-game hitting streak, Aug. 22-Sept. 3...Hit .362 (17-for-47) with three doubles, two homers, nine RBI and 14 runs during streak...Matched a career high with four hits and clubbed his second career leadoff home run, Sept. 14 at PHI (Nola).
2014
In first full big league season, posted MVP-level numbers (was 5th in the NL MVP voting) en route to his first NL Silver Slugger Award...Was recognized as the top slugging NL third baseman after hitting .287 with 39 doubles, six triples, 21 home runs, 83 RBI, 58 walks and 111 runs scored in 153 games...Ranked fourth in MLB (2nd in NL) in Wins Above Replacement (6.6), according to Fangraphs.com...His 111 runs paced the NL (3rd in MLB)...The last DC-based player to lead a league in runs was George Case (AL: 102 in 1943)...Became just fourth National to eclipse the 100-run threshold: A.Soriano (119, 2006), R.Zimmerman (110, 2009), N.Johnson (100, 2006)...Ranked among NL leaders in hits (T5th, 176), total bases (3rd, 290), doubles (T4th, 39), extra-base hit (T5th, 66) and times on base (10th, 239)..Hit .313 against LHP, but 18 of 21 home runs were hit against RHP... Collected a career-high four hits on five separate occasions...On Opening Day at New York Mets, clubbed a blasted a three-run go-ahead home run to provide the cushion in Washington's 9-7 win...On April 30, playing in his hometown of Houston, went 4-for-5 with two doubles, one home run and three RBI in Washington's 7-0 win...Tied a Nationals single-game record (2005-pres.) when he recorded three doubles, July 5 vs. Chicago...Hit .368 (7-for-19) with one RBI and one walk in the NLDS vs. San Francisco Giants, his first Postseason exposure.
2013
Despite learning new position (2B) on the fly, hit .265 with 23 doubles, 7 homers and 31 walks in strong MLB debut...saw Nationals rookie-record 4.06 pitches per plate appearance (would have ranked 10th in NL if qualified)...23 doubles ranked 4th among NL rookies...debuted in the big leagues on April 21 at NYM…first MLB hit was a double off Shelby Miller, April 22 vs. STL...posted game-high 3 RBI in a 7-0 win in afternoon affair of June 9 twinbill vs. MIN...first big league homer was a 9th-inning solo shot that capped the scoring in a 7-6 win on June 15 at CLE.
2012
Played in just 43 games at 4 levels in professional debut after suffering a severe left ankle sprain by while rounding third base for Single-A Potomac
in season's 2nd game, April 7 at Lynchburg...missed 3+ months and returned to field on July 19 with Rookie-level GCL Nationals...blasted first
pro homer on July 23 vs. GCL Marlins...by season's end, hit .233 and tallied 18 extra-base hits, including 6 homers, and 23 walks at 4 levels in
Washington's system...was with Double-A Harrisburg at completion of '12...following season, played in 22 games for Salt River in the prestigious
Arizona Fall League and hit .338 / .436 / .494 / .930 (batting, OBP, SLG, OPS)...legged out 10 doubles (2nd in AFL) and excelled defensively at the
hot corner to garner a spot on AFL's Top Prospect Team.
2011
Was rated by industry-insider Baseball America as the top position player in the 2011 Draft after
starring as the college game's top offensive threat the previous three seasons ('09-11).
2010
Signed late ... participated in the Nationals' Florida Instructional League program, but was held out of game action while continuing to strengthen
right shoulder.
2022
Right wrist inflammation; disabled June 17 (retro to June 15) - Sept 28...Right wrist inflammation; disabled May 28 (retro to May 27) - June 10.
