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Angels’ Anthony Rendon is caught on video cursing at fan, grabbing his clothing

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MLB is looking into an altercation the Angels’ Anthony Rendon had with a fan in the stands during the team’s season opener against the Athletics in Oakland on Thursday.
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OAKLAND â€”  MLB is looking into an argument between Anthony Rendon and a fan following the Angels’ game against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

A video circulated widely on social media captured Rendon grabbing the shirt of a fan while walking back to the clubhouse after the Angels’ loss at Oakland Coliseum.

Rendon can be heard on the video asking the A’s fan, “What did you say? ... Yeah, you called me a b—, huh?†The fan repeatedly shakes his head while his chest is pinned against the stadium railing, saying, “It wasn’t me.†Rendon responded, “Yeah, you did†several times before releasing the shirt, freeing the fan to pull back from the railing as Rendon took an open-handed swipe at the bill of the fan’s hat and said, “Get the f— out of here.â€

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“We are aware of the video and we are now looking into the matter,†an MLB spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times.

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The Oakland Police Department stated it is investigating a battery that occurred at the ballpark.

“At this time, no victim has contacted OPD, however, surveillance video of the incident has surfaced,†the Oakland police statement read. “As a result, OPD created an incident, made a report, and is actively investigating.â€

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The Angels, who had no game scheduled Friday, told The Times the team had no comment about the incident, but Rendon is expected to address it himself — either via a statement Friday or in front of reporters Saturday before the team’s second game of the season.

The Angels lost their opening night game 2-1.

This is Rendon’s 11th MLB season. He spent the the majority of the last two seasons on the injured list because of a partially dislocated tendon in his wrist and a right hip impingement.

Thursday, he went 0 for 3 with a walk.

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Sarah Valenzuela

Sarah Valenzuela is the former Angels beat writer for the Los Angeles Times. She previously worked at the New York Daily News, where she covered the New York Liberty and contributed to coverage of the New York Mets and New York Yankees. Before that, the Queens native was a freelancer with bylines in Thrillist and Self Magazine, worked as a production assistant with SNY-TV and MLB.com and briefly was a general assignment reporter for the Bronx Times. Valenzuela graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications.

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