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• Angels superstar explains why he chose not to play through knee injury

Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout could have played through his knee injury, but doing so might not have been particularly logical....2024
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• Tiger Woods sends Angels’ Mike Trout a message as their golf course comes along

Tiger Woods observes the progress of Trout International. He and Mike Trout are co-designing. | Tiger Woods Twitter Woods updated the masses on his and Mike Trout’s hometown golf course progress, with a tongue and cheek message. Tiger Woods and Mike Trout announced last year that they were building a golf course together in New Jersey. Friday, a new look at the Trout National— The Reserv...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A call-up for the ages?

The arrival of Paul Skenes in Pittsburgh is getting a LOT of attention Two big stories lead the headlines heading into this Friday. The first is obviously the call-up of rookie pitching prospect Paul Skenes, who is poised to start for the Pirates against the Cubs on Saturday. Skenes touches triple-digits and has a five-pitch mix, making him an exciting part of the Pirates’ future and one of the mo...2024
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• Mike Trout injury update: Angels superstar opted for surgery instead of DH-only role, "feeling good" post-op

The Angels superstar tore his meniscus earlier this season...2024
• Trout: Surgery better than waiting, DH-only role

Angels star Mike Trout says his decision to have meniscus suergery was better than postponing the procedure, playing through pain and being a designated hitter the rest of the season....2024
• Angels series preview: Mike Trout deserves better

Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images This is a BAD roster. Mike Trout played his first full season in 2012, and little did he know that would be one of three winning seasons he would enjoy over the next 12 years, with just one playoff series - a loss to the Royals in 2014 - to show for it. The Angels are almost certainly not going to have a winning season this year, especially now that ...2024
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• Angels superstar explains why he chose not to play through knee injury
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• Mike Trout injury update: Angels superstar opted for surgery instead of DH-only role, "feeling good" post-op
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• Trout undergoes knee surgery, to start rehab

Angels star Mike Trout had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on Friday, and the three-time AL MVP is expected to return this season....2024
• Outside The Confines: To bee or not to bee

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A hero emerges in Phoenix. Another injury for Mike Trout and another broadcast dispute. A look at home runs in college ball and other news from around baseball. Good morning. It’s good to be home. See you at 1:20. As you no doubt heard, Angels superstar Mike Trout is injured again. Will Leitch has five questions about Trout, his injury and the Angels. Ke...2024
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2159: The Bees and the Birds

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s unexpected experience at the bee-delayed Diamondbacks game, Shota Imanaga’s hot start, Reed Garrett and the phenomenon of pop-up relievers, Steven Kwan appreciation, how Mike Trout’s and Bryce Harper’s careers will be remembered, José Abreu being optioned to the minors, and a declined penalty in baseball, plus follow-ups [R...2024
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• Tyrese Maxey, 76ers stun Knicks to stay alive; Mike Trout suffers another injury

Maxey scored 46 points, including seven in the final 26 seconds of regulation...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 1, 2024

It’s gonna be May. It is May. Today! While Cole Ragans leaving the field accompanied by the trainer was a gut-twisting sight, it was just a cramp. Here’s Anne Rogers on the game: The only blemish on Ragans’ line was three walks, and two of them came in his final inning. He was at 105 pitches after a second consecutive walk in the seventh and was likely coming out anyway, but something concerned h...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The best City Connect yet?

The Rays unveiled their City Connect jerseys, and they’re incredible. The Rays unveiled their City Connect jerseys this week and, friends, they are super fun. Drawing inspiration from local Tampa Bay landmarks and a vibrant culture of local street art, the jerseys are boldly colored, and contain an incredible number of cute details. The best might be a skateboarding sting ray. Yes, you read that ...2024
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"Watch 'That Opening Day Feeling' by Mike Trout"

2023
"The Angels are willing to trade Mike Trout if the three-time MVP asks for one, according to a USA Today report."

2022
"Mike Trout is dealing with a "rare condition" in his back that he likely will have to manage "through the rest of his career," according to Angels head athletic trainer Mike Frostad."

2021
"Mike Trout made his MLB debut on July 8, 2011"

2020
"A one-of-a-kind Mike Trout baseball card set a new record on Saturday night for the highest selling sports card of all time, selling for $3,936,000."

2019
"2019 All-MLB team: Baseball's best honored with Mike Trout, Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon on first team"

2018
"Lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan Mike Trout said Tuesday that the Eagles will beat the New England Patriots 31-24 to win Super Bowl LII."

2017
"Bryce Harper and Mike Trout traded first-inning solo shots, but Harper ultimately topped his American League rival by going 4-for-4 and scoring the go-ahead run in the Nationals' 4-3 win over the Angels in Tuesday night's series opener at Angel Stadium."

2016
"Jered Weaver kept the White Sox offense off-balance for seven innings, and Mike Trout launched a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Angels a 3-2 victory Thursday at U."

2015
"Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati."

2014
"Instead, it was the year Mike Trout finally got his due."

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• Outside The Confines: Monday morning wrap-up

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Here’s what you missed over the weekend. Happy Monday, friends. Hope you enjoyed a lovely first weekend in May. Saturday was May the Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, and that pop culture holiday brought us a pretty funny exchange in the links today. It’s also time for teams and execs to reflect on the first month of play, and some (like the Marlins) are already...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for May 4, 2024

Photo by Brian Davidson/Getty Images May the Fourth be with you! David Lesky writes about how Bobby Witt Jr. has stopped pulling the ball for power. My takeaway here is that there isn’t anything wrong with Witt. He’s an elite player in the game today and is putting up monster numbers right now without doing the one thing that most hitters need to do to hit for power. Whether a small sample...2024
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• Bears vs. White Sox: rebuild fantasies and realities

This is not trying to capitalize on excitement about the Bears. We would never do such a thing. We are professionals. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images In which we talk about Caleb Williams On May 9, 2016, the White Sox beat the Rangers to improve their record to 23-10. A season that we went into without a lot of optimism seemed like it might be turning into a pleasant surprise. At 13 games ...2024
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• Angels Sign Kevin Pillar
The Angels announced they’ve signed veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to a major league contract. He steps into an outfield that just lost Mike Trout for at least 4-6 weeks to knee surgery. Pillar spent last season with the Braves, where current Halos skipper Ron Washington was on staff as third base coach. He held his roster…...2024
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• MLB Roundup Week 4: Win streaks, sweeps, and sausages, oh my!

Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli tries his best to sound sane during a press conference where he reveals the team’s good-luck charm is a wrapped summer sausage. The latest on news around baseball includes Seattle’s latest surge, top pitching performances, and ... a White Sox sweep? While it hasn’t been too long since our previous update, BOY has a lot happened over the last week. Jo...2024
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• Tyrese Maxey, 76ers stun Knicks to stay alive; Mike Trout suffers another injury
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• Outside The Confines: Off to a flying start

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A look at trends to start the season, like Mike Trout is back. The fans who fought back against the A’s. And other news from MLB. Good morning. No big stories today, but lots of little ones. Dan Moore has a strong piece on the fan groups that have fought against the Athletics leaving Oakland (and some historical precedents elsewhere) and the dilemma of...2024
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• Rays 2, Angels 1: A low-scoring win gives Rays a series W

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports It was an early scoring, close game, but a win is a win is a win. The Thursday day game saw Pepiot take on Canning, so let’s see how that unfolded at hope at the Trop. In the top of the first, the Angels went down in order. The Rays wasted no time getting on the board in the bottom of the inning as Richie Palacios drew a walk, and then Amed Rosario tripl...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones passes Mickey Mantle on all-time RBI list

Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1944 - Jim Tobin homers and tosses a no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1971 - Hank Aaron launches his 600th career home run off Gaylord Perry in a 6-5 loss to the Giants at Fulton County Stadium. Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only major league players with at least 600 home runs. 2011 - Chipper Jone...2024
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• MLB Roundup: Week 1

Ronel Blanco completed the first no-hitter of the season! | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Diving into the best and worst performances of the first week of the season The first week of the MLB season was full of action, including a no-hitter, a walk-off grand slam and various hot and cold starts from a variety of teams. We’re here to give you the top performances and moments of the week, ...2024
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• Rays 4 Angels 2: Thanks goodness for José Caballero

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports If you’ve been missing three plus hour games, then today would have made you happy! This is surprising with the super efficient Zach Littell on the mound for the Rays, but today he wasn’t quite his usual low-walk, elite control pitcher. Lots of deep counts and foul balls made this one feel like a bit of a grind. But the Rays were able to capitalize early ...2024
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• Rays 6 Angels 4: Caballero, bullpen shines in bounce back win

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Rays even up the series with solid win in Anaheim The Rays defeated the Angels 6-4 in Anaheim on Tuesday to advance to 6-6 on the season. Jose Caballero shined in the late night duel, with three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored in the win. The Rays bullpen also shined in the game, combining for four innings allowing just two hits and one run to stop the...2024
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• MVP Trout fuels AL's third straight ASG win
Behind a 1-for-3 effort from Mike Trout, who also walked and scored a pair of runs, the American League held off the National League, 6-3, on Tuesday night in the 86th All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Trout became the first back-to-back winner of the All-Star Game MVP Award presented by Chevrolet....2015
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• Solo Trout - April 2nd, 2024
Mike Trout, OF, LAA Trout hit his second and third homers of the season on Monday evening in Miami. All of his homers have been solo shots, and he hasn't driven in anyone else besides himself, which seems par for the course for the Angels franchise. What's more surprising is that Trout walked for the first time this season in the contest. His current 6.7% BB% and 70.0% Z-Contact% are well below hi...2024
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• Aces Dominate on Opening Day - March 29th, 2024
Opening Day finally came and went, and the top pitchers took care of business for the most part. Here are four starting pitchers who were exceptionally dominant on Thursday, along with a bullpen situation to monitor. Shane Bieber, SP, Guardians Shane Bieber looked like his former Cy Young self, striking out 11 batters over six scoreless innings on opening day. It's important to note that it was ...2024
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• Baseball is back! Opening Day 2024
Happy Opening Day! Baseball is back! Around the League Kodai Senga (shoulder) was able to start a throwing program on Wednesday which included a light catch. His current timeline is a 6-week ramp-up period so we will get more news along the way on how his shoulder has responded. SS Matt McClain had surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The Reds have said they hope ...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 20, 2024
Daulton Varsho, OF (TOR) Varsho hit his first home run of the spring on Tuesday, which would seem disappointing if not for his 3/8 strikeout-to-walk ratio and six spring stolen bases. Varsho's numbers declined in his first season in Toronto, but he did exhibit better plate discipline and above-average speed. That only led to 16 stolen bases, but based on the results in the Grapefruit League, it's ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 5, 2024
Yandy Diaz If you want a player with a sea of red for a stats page, Diaz is your guy. He led all qualified 1B in wRC+ (164) and was 4th in xwOBA (.381). He slashed a strong .330/.410/.522, and while some may argue for regression, Diaz's xBA of .305 ranks 6th amongst all hitters. He also is plus at controlling the zone (19.7 Chase%, 18.3 Whiff%, both 83rd Percentile), which allow him to maintain hi...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 22, 2024
Adley Rutschman - The former number one overall pick and mega prospect posted an excellent sophomore season, being the only catcher with 80 runs and 80 RBI, leading all qualified catchers in BB% (13.4) and xwOBA (.373), and having the second lowest K%(14.7). While Rutschman is the runaway leading catcher and made improvements in the contact department, reducing his Whiff rate by 2.3%, the main con...2024
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• Trout unsure if he'll be fantasy commish again

On Wednesday, Mike Trout tried to steer clear of the fantasy football dispute between Reds outfielder Tommy Pham and Giants outfielder Joc Pederson....2022
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• Pham over dust-up, pokes fun at commish Trout

Tommy Pham says he's over his fantasy football dispute with Joc Pederson, although the veteran outfielder acknowledged it all could have been prevented had the league's commissioner, Mike Trout, not done such a "terrible job."...2022
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• Brandon Marsh, 2022 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper
This is the 2nd Angels outfielder that I've pegged as a 2022 fantasy baseball sleeper. What's the chances that comes to fruition? Zero? Can you do negative odds? Last year I pegged Jared Walsh as a sleeper, and he broke out. This year I like two. What can I tell you, I'm a dumb man. At least I think Luis Rengifo is still very terrible. Having Mike Trout (I think, he still plays, right?) and Shohei...2021
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• Outside The Confines: Early success stories

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images MLB admits the uniforms are a problem. A look back at the first month of baseball. And other news from around the MLB. Good morning. According to a memo sent from the union to the players, MLB has reportedly finally admitted there was a problem with the uniforms. The uniforms will be changed, mostly back to what they were, by the start of next year at the...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: April 20

Although the Comiskey Park upper deck is said to have opened as of Opening Day 1927, this newspaper excerpt makes it pretty clear the seats were not yet ready for prime time. | Chicago Tribune Comiskey Park’s upper deck opens — sort of 1927 Opening Day 1927 is traditionally given as the date that Comiskey Park’s upper deck expansion, but the seats weren’t quite ready to welcome baseball b...2024
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• Braves News: Atlanta completes 5-1 trip, Ozzie Albies update and more

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros Wednesday and will return home with a 12-5 record. The Atlanta Braves came from behind again Wednesday to score a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros in extra innings. The victory completed a three-game sweep for Atlanta, improving their record for the season to 12-5. The Braves went 5-1 on the ...2024
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• Aces Dominate on Opening Day - March 29th, 2024
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• Braves News: Bally Sports Spring Training Schedule, Spencer Strider, More

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How to watch the Braves throughout Spring Training. Could one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball be getting a deeper arsenal of pitches? That was the speculation on Monday when Spencer Strider went head-to-head with Austin Riley and Matt Olson in live batting practice at Spring Training: Spencer Strider working on a new pitch...2024
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• Angels GM makes big statement on Mike Trout trade speculation

Angels general manager Perry Minasian spoke to the media at the Winter Meetings on Tuesday, emphatically declaring that a Mike Trout trade is not happening....2023
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• Los Angeles Angels reportedly ‘open to trading Mike Trout’ under 1 condition: 4 likely landing spots

A new report claims the Los Angeles Angels are shockingly open to the idea of trading Mike Trout, but under one condition....2023
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• Happy birthday, Mike Trout: 29 stories from those who know him best as baseball's best turns 29
There are outrageous golf shots, a picture-perfect wedding and, of course, his unmatched prowess on the diamond. Is there anything Mike Trout can't do?...2020
• Why MLB players are speaking up about sign stealing like nothing else ever
The Astros' scandal has inspired star players like Mike Trout to air their thoughts on cheating. Will baseball ever be the same?...2020
• Mike Trout, Justin Turner Offer Strong Opinions On Astros Scandal
Some may have scandal fatigue, but there are good reasons this one isn’t dying a quick death: the high level of anger from rival players and a still-running string of questionable statements and (non-)actions from those in positions of power. Today’s comments from two prominent, respected players — Mike Trout and Justin Turner — served…...2020
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