The Angels and third baseman Anthony Rendon are reportedly working toward an agreement that would end the oft-injured player’s time on the roster a season before the end of his $245-million contract.

The news was first reported by Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.

Rendon has one season left on the seven-year deal, but he missed all of last season after undergoing hip surgery. Rendon has played just 256 games through the first six years of the deal.

The Angels had already clearly planned on moving forward without him. General manager Perry Minasian said that finding an everyday third baseman was one of his goals for the offseason, even though Rendon remained under contract.

Rendon is set to make $38 million in 2026. The Major League Baseball Players’ Assn. does not allow players to give back value, but Rendon could defer some of that money, which would free up salary space in the short-term for the Angels.

It would also open a spot on the 40-man roster over the winter. During the season, Rendon did not occupy a roster because he was on the 60-day injured list.

Rendon, 35, signed the deal with the Angels in December 2019. He performed well during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, finishing 10th in MVP voting, but since then he’s been plagued by injuries.

Rendon did not even appear in spring training this year before letting the team know that he needed hip surgery.

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg worked out a deal with the Washington Nationals in 2024, ending his injury-plagued career before the end of his contract. Strasburg and Rendon are both represented by Scott Boras.