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Fans always cheer or heckle during a game. If a team has a good play, they receive cheers, but if they don’t, the players often get booed and heckled by the same fans. Baseball came alive just two days ago, and it has already resorted to its bizarre moments. In a strange turn of events, during LA Angels and Oakland Athletics opening day game, the Angels’ third baseman Anthony Rendon had an altercation with a fan, which can send him into a lot of trouble.
In a 12-second video posted on Twitter, the athlete could be seen grabbing the fan through his shirt over the guardrails and cursing him. Rendon also tried to take a swing at him but missed and then left the area. However, as soon as this video went up, it went viral, and harsh criticism toward Rendon and the Angels started garnering, all while predicting the athlete’s future.
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Such a horrendous act by Anthony Rendon has put both him and his team in serious trouble. However, when asked to comment on Rendon’s altercation with the fan, the Angels chose to remain silent. Although they did mention that Rendon will be available in a press conference to comment on the altercation ahead of today, i.e., the second game against the Athletics.
Following are some of the fans’ reactions toward Anthony Rendon misbehaving with a fan.
Damn he might get suspended
— ReiLee (@flyunderdradar) April 1, 2023
Rendon is healthy this year. He’s looking for a suspension to lessen the load of a 162 game grind.
— Pumpkin Socks 🎃 🧦 (@pumpkinsocks) April 1, 2023
Wow, first game of the season and the team already losing their composure.
— Puckduck (@Puckduck1) March 31, 2023
Meanwhile, there are also the fans who support Rendon on his behavior because fans should respect the players.
This is the only time I’m glad he missed. Glad he confronted him. It’s going to be an interesting series that’s for sure
— Zorro🦊⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@ElZorRojinegro) March 31, 2023
Rendon was the first one to go out try to fight someone when the benches cleared in Seattle. Fans need to respect the players cause when these athletes do or say something it’s always their fault. Love Rendon for standing up for himself and his team #GoHaols
— Angel N (@Angel_Najar75) March 31, 2023
Good for him. Fans need to chill
— Tyler Morrison (@tmorr_gram) March 31, 2023
Major League Baseball has taken this incident into consideration and is investigating it to take any action.
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What led to the altercation between the Angels player and an Athletics fan?
A former world series champ, Anthony Rendon, is an essential player on his team, and an act like this could have severe consequences. It is yet to be known what happened before Rendon cursed the fan after the opening-day defeat.
Rendon is an incredible player that adds to the talents of Trout and Ohtani and is on the team. And an incident like this can have a grave effect on his future, not only in the Angels but in MLB.
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But do you think what happened between the fan and Rendon was right? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!