Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon’s return to the lineup was delayed Tuesday — not by his well being however by inclement climate for the scheduled recreation in opposition to the host New York Yankees.
The Angels reinstated the oft-injured Rendon from the 10-day injured listing on Tuesday forward of the sport, which was rescheduled as a part of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Rendon had gone on the IL on July 30, retroactive to July 27, after he missed two video games with low again irritation in opposition to the Oakland Athletics.
The Angels positioned outfielder Taylor Ward, 30, on the paternity listing on Tuesday, and he can miss a most of three days.
Additionally Tuesday, infielder Luis Rengifo had season-ending surgical procedure on his proper wrist. He was positioned on the 10-day IL on Saturday and additional checks confirmed he wanted surgical procedure. The workforce mentioned he’s anticipated to be prepared for spring coaching in 2025.
Rendon, 34, has solely appeared in 33 video games this season. He missed 2 1/2 months due to a hamstring pressure, returning in early July to play 14 video games earlier than his newest IL stint, which was the minimal 10 days.
He has no homers, six RBIs and a .227 batting common this 12 months.
Since becoming a member of the Angels in December 2019 on a seven-year, $245 million deal, Rendon has by no means performed greater than 58 video games in a season. After hitting .290 with 136 homers and 546 RBIs in 916 video games for the Washington Nationals from 2013-19, he’s batting .245 with 22 homers and 117 RBIs in 233 video games for Los Angeles.
Rengifo, 27, was faraway from Wednesday’s recreation in opposition to the Colorado Rockies as a result of a wrist flare-up, then sat out Thursday in opposition to the Rockies. He returned to the lineup on Friday in opposition to the New York Mets however exited after 4 innings as a result of wrist irritation.
He spent almost three weeks on the IL after he first injured his wrist on July 3.
Rengifo was batting .315 earlier than the preliminary wrist harm. He returned to motion 20 days later and has since gone 6-for-32 (.188) in 9 video games along with his common falling 15 factors. In 78 video games this season, he’s hitting .300 with six house runs and 30 RBIs.
Over six seasons (526 video games) with the Angels, Rengifo is a .253 hitter with 53 house runs and 187 RBIs.
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