Angels' Anthony Rendon 'frustrated' with latest injury after hot start to season

Anthony Rendon has a reputation for being rather aloof over his baseball career, but he definitely was not feeling that way about his latest injury.

Rendon left in the first inning of Saturday’s game and was placed on the injured list Sunday with a left hamstring strain. The third baseman did not hide his frustration about the injury, especially since his performance had improved.

“Frustration. Anger. Mad. Any of those adjectives you want to use,” Rendon said of his injury, via Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com. “I’m starting to barrel the ball more, and when I didn’t I was just starting to find holes. Like earlier in the season, I was barreling it and they were catching it. I think that’s the most frustrating part, I was getting into a groove and of course this happens.”

Rendon is correct about his recent numbers. After a truly awful start to the season, he has hit .357 over his last 14 games.

Angels fans might not feel much sympathy for Rendon, who has sometimes given the impression that he doesn’t care much about his baseball career.