Why is Anthony Rendon suspended from MLB and for how many games?

Here are the reasons why MLB has suspended Anthony Rendon from future games.

Why is Anthony Rendon suspended from MLB and for how many games?

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Following his infamous altercation with a fan last week, Anthony Rendon has been suspended from 4 MLB games. Initially, Rendon was served with a notice for a five-game suspension. However, after the review of his appeal, the suspension has now been reduced to four games.

Rendon is under the heat for his heated altercation with a fan in Los Angeles Angels’ 2-1 loss against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland Coliseum on Opening Day. Surely, Rendon does regret his actions and has expressed the same to the media.

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Speaking to the press, Rendon says, “It sucked. My emotions got the best of me. I’m usually pretty good about interacting with fans … have fun with it. But the gentleman [and I], we spoke on the phone, and we both apologized about what had happened. And so we’re both ready to move forward.”

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Anthony Rendon reflects upon his altercation with a fan and MLB suspension

Anthony Rendon slapped 4 game suspension after altercation with fan.
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Soon after videos started emerging of Anthony Rendon grabbing a fan by his shirt, the MLB placed the Angeles third-baseman under investigation. Rendon justified his action on counts of being heckled by the fan after the game against the Oakland Athletics.

This incident on Friday was later confirmed by the MLB vice president for on-field, Michael Hill. Hill affirmed the same through a brief statement, further informing that Rendon had been suspended for the upcoming five MLB games.

Rendon did not play in the Angels’ match against the Seattle Mariners this Monday following the suspension. In the video, he seemed to be in a spat with one of the Angels’ fan,s and the player was heard saying, “What did you say?…you called me a bi**h, huh?” The fan, who initially denied saying anything such, was stunned when Rendon grabbed his shirt through the guardrails.

Phil Nevin, the Angels manager, says about this incident, “He’s remorseful for everything that happened. This doesn’t at all change how I feel about him as a person. … He’s a great leader on our team, and he has accepted responsibility as a good leader.”

General Manager of the Angels, Perry Minasian, refrained from commenting on this incident and said, “It’s a league investigation. Obviously, it’s in MLB’s hands right now. At this point, I can’t talk about it, but at some point, I will.”

The incident also caught the attention of the Oakland police, who are in tandem with the MLB continuing the investigation.

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