Angels 3B Anthony Rendon Listed as Switch Hitter After Left-Handed Home Run

The third baseman showed off his skill from the left side on Tuesday.

Angels manager Joe Maddon listed third baseman Anthony Rendon as a switch hitter ahead of the team’s Wednesday game vs. the Rays, an homage to Rendon’s now famous home run from Tuesday.

#Angels MGR Joe Maddon has listed 3B Anthony Rendon as a switch-hitter on the lineup card vs. #Rays today.

— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) May 11, 2022

During Tuesday’s game vs. the Rays, the Angels were up 10–0 in the bottom of the eighth, so the right-handed Rendon decided to walk up to the plate as a left-handed hitter. You might as well when you’re winning by that much, right?

Well, Rendon ended up hitting a home run on his non-dominant side, giving the Angels two more runs that inning. They ended up winning 12–0.

Anthony Rendon ... LEFTY HR!? 😲

(via @MLB)pic.twitter.com/GEHnrLSbl5

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 11, 2022

That was enough evidence for Maddon to list his player as a switch hitter. Will Rendon attempt another left-handed at-bat on Wednesday night, too? It’s definitely a possibility now that Maddon made his title official.

His left-handed home run was Rendon’s fourth homer of the season. Rendon has a .206 batting average through 28 games. He has 21 hits and 11 runs.