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Associated Press
2 hours ago
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- Associated Press
Trout bounces back from injury with 3 more hits and his 2nd career homer at Fenway Park
BOSTON (AP) — It hasn't taken Mike Trout long to regain his form after missing a month with a bruised left knee. Trout had three more hits on Monday night, including a 454-foot homer that was the longest at Fenway Park this year, in the Los Angeles Angels' 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox — his second three-hit game in three starts since returning from the injured list on Friday. 'Anybody that knows Mike Trout shouldn't be surprised,' Angels manager Ron Washington said. 'Mike Trout can still do a lot of things that a lot of people can't do. And he's showing that.' Trout hit a three-run homer in the first inning and singled in his next two at-bats. In the seventh, he grounded into a double play but said he had no problem with his left knee as he tried to beat the relay. In all, the 11-time All-Star and three-time AL MVP is 8 for 14 since coming off the IL to raise his batting average from .179 to .225. It was only his second homer in 35 career games at Fenway Park. Trout, 33, said he was able to work on his swing while he was out, though he was limited to 30-40 swings per day. The break helped him reset some bad habits he had developed, he said. The three hits on Monday gave Trout 1,675 in his career and moved him into second place on the franchise list, surpassing Tim Salmon. Garret Anderson holds the Angels record with 2,368. Zach Neto homered leading off the game, Trout added a three-run shot and Jo Adell put one over the Green Monster to make it 6-0 — all in the first. It was the first time in the 114-year history of Fenway Park that a visiting team has hit three homers in the first inning, according to 'Anytime you set records in a stadium like this, it's pretty special,' Trout said. 'It's pretty crazy.' ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
MLB Reacts to Major Mike Trout News on Friday
MLB Reacts to Major Mike Trout News on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After missing nearly a month with a bone bruise in his surgically repaired left knee, Mike Trout jogged onto the field at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Friday and promptly reminded baseball fans why he's still the game's gold standard. Advertisement Heading into Trout's return, the Los Angeles Angels sat at 25-30, fourth place in the American League West and five games behind the division-leading Seattle Mariners. The Angels were coming off a five-game losing streak and faced mounting questions about their ability to contend in a stacked AL West. As Trout made his way from the dugout, the MLB took to X to celebrate the moment with a simple caption, "I'm back. – Mike." The Angels stumbled through the 2024 campaign, closing the year with a 63-99 record, their worst mark in franchise history and dead last in the AL West under manager Ron Washington. Advertisement Trout himself missed significant time with a torn meniscus and further knee issues, underscoring how central Trout is as the clubhouse's cornerstone. Trout entered his 15th MLB season in 2025 with credentials that few peers can match, including being a three-time AL MVP, 11-time All-Star, nine-time Silver Slugger and two-time MLB All-Star Game MVP. Los Angeles Angels right fielder Mike Trout (27).Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Trout initially suffered a bone bruise in his left knee on April 30 against the Mariners and was placed on the injured list for exactly one month, Even at .179/.264/.462 with nine home runs and 18 RBIs in 29 games before the injury, Trout's mere presence in the lineup instantly shifts the outlook in LA. Advertisement Related: Braves Dealt Major Pitching Staff Loss on Friday Related: Angels Announce Major Mike Trout Decision on Friday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
Associated Press
3 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Trout returns to Angels' lineup in a new spot after being activated off the injured list
CLEVELAND (AP) — Mike Trout originally expected to return to the Los Angeles Angels' lineup on Monday in Boston. It turns out the timeline was moved up one series and three days. Trout was activated off the injured list before Friday night's game against the Cleveland Guardians. The Angels slugger missed 26 games with soreness in his left knee eventually diagnosed as a bone bruise. The three-time American League MVP had two operations last year on the knee after tearing his meniscus. 'I'm just itching to get out there,' Trout said before the game. 'I think came out of the other day (of running bases) good. I wasn't too sore or anything, I told them I was good enough to go out there and have some good at-bats.' Trout's return comes with something he hasn't done in his 15-year big league career. This will be the first time in 1,532 starts that he will be hitting fifth in the lineup. The only other time Trout batted fifth in 1,547 previous games was on May 14, 2022, against the Athletics, when he entered in the fourth inning and finished the game in center field. 'We know where Mike Trout is in the order. It doesn't matter where he is hitting, he could be hitting ninth,' Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. 'It's got to be a different feeling for sure for them. I mean, he's been in the two or three hole for what, 12 years now? But he's still a really good player.' Manager Ron Washington is happy to have Trout back, especially since he noted Trout wasn't aggressive in rushing back. Washington also knows that Trout isn't ready to return to his normal spot batting second or third. 'He hasn't seen anything. So when you look at what we have, that's where he sits,' Washington said. 'It doesn't make sense for him to protect (Logan) O'Hoppe. So I'll put Mike behind him to protect O'Hoppe. He's not ready to be at the top of the lineup, especially with those guys up there. As we go along the next couple of days, he's not going to remain fifth.' The 33-year old Trout was hitting .179 with nine home runs, 18 RBIs and a .727 OPS in 29 games before the injury. He will be the designated hitter for the weekend series against the Guardians before possibly returning to right field when the Halos head to Boston on Monday for a three-game series. Even though Trout has shied away from wanting to be the designated hitter, he has done well in that spot. In seven games this season, he is 8 for 28 (.286) with six home runs and nine RBIs. Trout said whether or not he plays more games than originally planned at DH the remainder of the season is something that remains to be seen. 'Bone bruises are tricky. I know I am going to be sore but I can deal with it,' he said. 'I definitely have to be cautious, especially the first couple games.' Trout's return comes with the Angels on a five-game skid after an eight-game winning streak that included a three-game sweep of the defending World Series champion Dodgers. Los Angeles were 25-30 going into Friday's game. 'There's so many games that any sense of newness or something to make you excited is something that you'd latch on to. So today is definitely a moment like that,' O'Hoppe said about Trout's return. 'He's the heart of this organization. So we're happy to have our heart beating again for sure.' Trout has missed 404 of the Angels' 664 games — almost 61% — since May 17, 2021, when he tore his calf muscle against Cleveland and was sidelined for the rest of that season. This is the fifth straight year he has had a stint of at least 25 games on the IL. He missed five weeks of the 2022 season with a back injury, and all but one game after July 3 in 2023 after he broke a bone in his hand on a foul ball. Trout played in 29 games last season before the meniscus injury. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Angels manager Ron Washington rips ‘bad' strike call to end game as Yankees escape with win
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free Calls for robot umps will get louder after this one. Advertisement The Yankees got a little bit of help defeating the Angels on Wednesday night, 1-0, as Mark Leiter Jr. closed it out, with home plate umpire Ben May giving a rather generous called strike three to end the game with the tying run on base. 'It was bad. I didn't know it was that far off the plate until I just saw it,' Angels manager Ron Washington said after his team landed on the wrong end of a sweep. He added: 'It is difficult to accept, but from our vantage point, the pitch looked like it had height. I just seen it inside and (the catcher) snatched it back.' The pitch missed the zone. @burnacity2025/X The 2-2 slider from Leiter went about six inches off the outside corner to right-handed hitter Logan O'Hoppe while the Angels had a man on first. Advertisement O'Hoppe immediately protested the call as the Yankees came together to celebrate their fifth straight victory on this three-city road trip. Pitch 5, the called third strike, was just a bit outside. Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra said the pitch was 'definitely a ball.' FanDuel announcer Mark Gubicza could not believe May called the pitch a strike. 'That was a horrible call. Horrible call,' Gubicza said on the broadcast. O'Hoppe was not pleased with the call. @burnacity2025/X CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND YANKEES STATS May is typically a very accurate home plate umpire, ranking No. 15 of 88 qualified MLB umpires in terms of correctly called strike percentages with a 94.91 percent accuracy rate, according to Ump Scorecards. Wednesday's 1-0 win saw the Yankees score in the first inning on an Anthony Volpe sacrifice fly. Ron Washington did not like the call. Getty Images The series sweep drops the Angels to 25-30, while the Yankees are a robust 35-20. The Yankees are off Thursday before Friday's heavyweight battle as they stay on the West Coast to play the Dodgers in a World Series rematch.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Sport
- New York Post
MLB should ban early-game intentional walks
On the May 29th, 2025 edition of the Morning Take, Brandon London reacts to Angels skipper Ron Washington's decision to intentionally walk Aaron Judge in each of the first two innings of Los Angeles' series finale against the Yankees on Wednesday night.
