NEWSLETTER
I know some people scoff at the idea of feeling bad for star athletes making millions upon millions of dollars, but I can’t help but feel for Mike Trout. Arguably, the greatest baseball player (I place Shohei Ohtani on another level because of his two-way abilities) of this generation will be sidelined with an injury once again.
According to Angels beat writer Jeff Fletcher, Trout has a torn meniscus in his left knee. The team confirmed the report and said he will require surgery and will be out for an unknown amount of time, though the team does expect him to return this season.
Mike Trout was off to a solid start to the season in the long-ball department
I was just writing about Trout’s start to the season in today’s MLBits column, and while he’s dealing with some poor luck on balls in play (.194 BABIP), which has him hitting .220 through his first 29 games, he does have 10 home runs, which is tied with Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson for the MLB lead.
Trout hasn’t played more than 140 games in any season since 2018 and hasn’t played in 150 or more games since 2016, when his streak of 157-plus games played ended at four. He was limited to 82 games last season, but when he’s healthy, he’s capable of producing MVP numbers. In 2022, he played 119 games and hit 40 home runs.
