A former Boston Red Sox player thinks Anthony Rendon has gotten an unfair reputation during a career downfall.

The Los Angeles Angels are reportedly in talks with Rendon to buy out the final season of his seven-year, $245 million contract, according to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez . The All-Star third baseman, who has played 205 combined games in the last five years after missing all of 2025, plans to retire.

Rendon’s contract will go down in infamy, and critics have questioned his commitment to baseball after he said in 2024 that baseball “has never been a top priority” above family and is “a job.” Kevin Pillar, who retired earlier this year, defended his former Angels teammate on Wednesday’s “Foul Territory.”

“Anthony Rendon is one of the most misunderstood players, maybe of all time

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