Major League Baseball is investigating an incident in which Angels star Anthony Rendon grabbed and took a swipe at an Oakland A’s fan following Thursday’s game at Oakland Coliseum.
A video of the incident, posted Friday, shows Rendon grabbing a fan by the collar of his shirt. Rendon then accuses the fan of calling him a “bitch,” which the fan denies. After a brief back-and-forth, the Angels player lets go of the fan and swipes at the fan’s face.
This appears to have happened after the A’s beat the Angels, 2-1, on Opening Day.
The league said in a statement, per multiple reports, “We are aware of the video and we are now looking into the matter.