Rumors proceed to swirl surrounding the way forward for two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani. Los Angeles Angels normal supervisor Perry Minasian put to relaxation any lingering chatter concerning the standing of one among Ohtani’s longtime teammates on Tuesday.
Die-hard followers of the Halos who care about nostalgia will doubtless welcome the announcement from Minasian.
Whereas Ohtani has catapulted himself into all-time franchise nice territory along with his trio of All-Star honors, two AL MVPs, two Silver Sluggers and a Rookie of the Yr Award in simply six seasons, Mike Trout has been the face of the Angels for greater than a decade.
The outfielder was chosen by Los Angeles within the first spherical of the 2009 MLB June Novice Draft and rapidly ascended via the minors to make his big-league debut in July 2011. Throughout his future Corridor of Fame profession, Trout has made 11 All-Star groups and racked up 9 Silver Slugger awards, three AL MVPs and a Rookie of the Yr honor.
The 32-year-old helped lead the workforce to their solely playoff berth within the final 14 years in 2014, although the Angels have been swept out of that yr’s ALDS by the Kansas Metropolis Royals.
There are some followers in southern California, nonetheless, who may level to Trout’s age and decreased sturdiness lately as causes to commerce the New Jersey native. He is virtually definitely on the again half of his profession, however when wholesome has nonetheless proven himself to be an elite participant. He may nonetheless fetch an enormous return.
Trout made his third straight All-Star workforce in 2023 and completed with 18 dwelling runs and 44 RBI throughout simply 308 at-bats overlaying 82 video games. Trout’s energy was clearly nonetheless there, however his .263/.367/.490 slash line was the worst of his profession, not counting his 40-game debut in 2011.
Since enjoying in no less than 134 video games in seven of eight seasons from 2012-19, the two-time All-Star Sport MVP hasn’t reached that mark within the final 4 campaigns. Following the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Trout suited up for a career-low 36 video games in 2021 (calf damage), then 119 in 2022 (again) and solely 82 in 2023 (hand).
