Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout is getting back to his best after an injury-riddled 2024 saw him miss almost the entire MLB campaign. In the team’s second game of the series against the Cleveland Guardians, Trout went deep for the third time this season.
With the scores tied 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Mike Trout got hold of right-hander Tanner Bibee’s cutter to launch a go-ahead two-run home run to give his team a 5-3 lead.
It was the third home run in as many games for the three-time MVP, who’s starting to hear up at the plate with a fourth extra-base hit in four consecutive games.
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The 11-time All-Star made the switch from center field to right field ahead of this season to his workload. After starting in right field for the first seven games of the season, Trout was moved to a designated role ahead of Saturday’s game.
The Angels continued to rake after Trout’s blast, leading 10-4 in the eighth inning at the time of writing.
Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.
Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya’s curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America’s favorite pastime.
While Chaitanya’s favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista’s iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.
Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players’ self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.
When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.
