Mike Trout’s comically bad luck almost struck again on Sunday.
The Los Angeles Angels star Trout had a very scary moment during Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. In the second inning at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, Trout was standing at third base with teammate Jorge Soler up to bat.
Soler launched a rocket down the third base line, and the ball struck Trout, who was standing in foul territory while leading off the bag. After being hit in the right arm, Trout was in pain for several moments and had to be checked out by trainers.
However, he remained in the game and would score on a sacrifice fly by Soler to give the Angels a 5-0 lead. Here is the video of the full sequence in which Trout was struck.
Mike Trout got nailed by a Jorge Soler foul ball but stayed in the game after trainers checked on him
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He would've been ruled out if he was standing in fair territory. Instead he ended up scoring on a sac fly to give the Angels a 5-0 lead pic.twitter.com/qCc8U8qxGi
The 11-time MLB All-Star Trout would remain in the game until the bottom of the eighth inning when he was pulled defensively for fellow outfielder Josh Lowe. The Angels would also go on to defeat the Reds by a 9-6 final score.
Now 34 years old, Trout has a long history of misfortune when it comes to injuries. Trout was also involved in a scary plunking episode earlier this month that left him fuming but has still managed to play in 15 of 16 games so far this season as the Angels are off to a respectable 8-8 start.
