Angels News: Anthony Rendon Suspension Reduced by MLB After Appeal

He had some success with the appeal!

Anthony Rendon made it very clear that he did not agree with the MLB's five-game suspension for him following a violent interaction with an Oakland Athletics fan. Their committee came to this decision following a lengthy investigation.

However, Rendon opted to appeal this suspension on Monday and he won immediately after... to a certain degree.

Instead of five games, the suspension has now been shrunk down to just four games. Progress is progress.

The news was first shared by Alden Gonzalez.

Sources: Anthony Rendon's suspension will now be reduced to four games as part of a negotiated settlement between MLB and the MLBPA. His suspension will begin today.

— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) April 3, 2023

"Sources: Anthony Rendon's suspension will now be reduced to four games as part of a negotiated settlement between MLB and the MLBPA. His suspension will begin today."

(Via Alden Gonzalez)

The suspension will be effective immediately and Rendon will be taken out of the lineup for the Angels' Monday game against the Seattle Mariners.

Here is the video of the interaction between Rendon and the Oakland fan that started everything.

Wow! Uncool! pic.twitter.com/FNRFWL46A0

— PetrosAndMoneyShow (@PetrosAndMoney) March 31, 2023

Even though the MLB has come to their decision, Rendon could still be facing more consequences with the law. It has been reported that, despite the fan not coming forward to comment just yet, the Oakland Police Department has not wrapped up their own investigation just yet.

Oakland PD said today they're still actively investigating what happened with Rendon/the fan, but that the A's fan in the video hasn't come forward.

As of yesterday morning, Angels manager Phil Nevin said they hadn't heard from OPD.

— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) April 3, 2023

Stay tuned for the OPD's final word on Rendon and then we can, hopefully, put this situation to rest and everybody can move on.