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How good has Mike Trout been in his seventh MLB season and throughout his entire career? So good that at least one opposing manager has considered intentionally walking him with the bases loaded. The New York Mets held a 7-4 lead over the Los Angeles …
One of the savviest things any Major League Baseball general manager can do is get a player on a cheap, long-term contract that covers the athlete’s prime years. It’s often done before a player truly establishes themselves as an elite …
Mike Trout expects to return to action for the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday after missing time with a hamstring injury. An MRI on Trout’s hamstring came back clean on Monday, the team said. Trout still felt sore and is out of the lineup for …
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim boast the best player in baseball, but the team has made the playoffs in just one of Mike Trout’s five MLB seasons. After a 74-88 season in 2016, Trout admitted that the team’s repeated failure to make …
Mike Trout won the 2016 AL MVP award, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced on Thursday. The honor marks the second of Trout’s career, although I’ll argue it should be his fourth (yes – he deserved in 2012 and 2013 …
The Los Angeles Angels had a down year in 2016, but Mike Trout continued to show why many have labeled him the best player in baseball. It would seem crazy for the Angels to consider trading the 25-year-old superstar, but one scout believes the …
Neither Mike Trout nor Bryce Harper is on the United States’ preliminary roster for the World Baseball Classic, according to a report. The New York Post says a preliminary 50-player roster needed to be submitted in October, and neither of the …
Mike Trout was involved in a car crash after Wednesday’s Angels game but was uninjured. There was a collision on the 55 freeway in Tustin, Calif. just before 9:00 pm that was bad enough where one of the women involved had to be cut out of her …
Mike Trout was trying to leg out a triple against the Houston Astros on Monday night, but he tripped around second base and ended up having to retreat. In a way, the Los Angeles Angels star got what he deserved. Here’s the video: Over the …
No, folks, Mike Trout is not going to be traded any time soon. With the Los Angeles Angels off to an 18-22 start and looking nothing like a contender, some outsiders raised the question of whether the team would entertain trading Trout for a huge …
Mike Trout is set to earn more than $15 million with the Los Angeles Angels this season. Next year, he’ll make just north of $20 million when you factor in his signing bonus. And after that, Trout will average around $33 million in salary …
Mike Trout knows a thing or two about blasting home runs, and he has hit more than a few that are worthy of a bat flip. That is, of course, if you’re into that kind of thing. Trout isn’t. When asked about a hitter flipping his bat if he …
We knew that Albert Pujols and Mike Trout were close buddies in addition to being teammates on the Los Angeles Angels, but we didn’t realize they were this close. Pujols is selling his Irvine, Calif. mansion for $7.75 million, and the listing …
Mike Trout is the best baseball player on the planet. He is also a giant geek when it comes to the weather. So when Trout’s Millville, New Jersey home was impacted by the enormous blizzard on the east coast Saturday, the only logical thing for …
Mike Trout may not get a ton of love from the fancy defensive metrics, but with catches like this, it’s hard to see him as anything other than a stellar center fielder. The Angels’ MVP candidate robbed the Mariners’ Jesus Montero of …
In case you haven’t heard, this Mike Trout guy is somewhat good at the sport of baseball. The 23-year-old diamond deity continues to invent new ways to amaze us on an everyday basis. On Sunday against the Rangers, Trout outdid himself yet …
