The Los Angeles Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon are in talks to buy out the final year of his contract (valued at $38 million), according to ESPN . Rendon, who missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing hip surgery in February, is expected to retire if a deal can be reached.

Rendon, 35, agreed to a seven-year pact worth $245 million after winning the 2019 World Series as a member of the Washington Nationals . At the time, he was rightly viewed as one of the best at his position. In the preceding four seasons, he had averaged 26 home runs, 100 runs batted in, and a .912 OPS. His contributions had been worth an estimated 22.9 Wins Above Replacement, per the calculations housed at Baseball Reference.

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