Mike Trout

Mike Trout
Trout with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018
Los Angeles Angels – No. 27
Center fielder
Born: (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 32)
Vineland, New Jersey, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 8, 2011, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.301
Hits1,624
Home runs368
Runs batted in940
Stolen bases206
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2023 Miami Team

Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Trout is an 11-time MLB All-Star, three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) (winning the award in 2014, 2016, and 2019, while finishing second in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018), and nine-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award. He also captained the United States national team during the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He is often regarded as the best player of his generation, and one of the greatest baseball players of all time.[1][2][3][4]

The Angels selected Trout in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft. He made a brief major league appearance in 2011 before becoming a regular player for the Angels the subsequent season, and won the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year Award unanimously. Trout's athleticism on the field has received praise from both the mainstream media and sabermetricians. Trout led the American League in wins above replacement (WAR) in each of his first five full seasons, and is the active leader in the stat with 85 WAR.[5]

Trout has led the American League in runs (2012–14, 2016) and times on base (2013, 2015–16, 2018) four times.[6] As of March 2023, he leads all active major league players in career slugging percentage (.587), on-base percentage (.415), on-base plus slugging (1.002), and is third in stolen base percentage (84.65%).[6][7] In 2019, he signed a 12-year, $426 million contract with the Angels, the second-richest contract in the history of North American sports and fourth in professional sports in general (and the second-biggest contract at the time of signing).


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  1. ^ Jazayerli, Rany (September 24, 2013). "Mike Trout's Opening Act". Grantland.com. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Verducci, Tom (September 20, 2013). "Mike Trout is the game's best young player since Ted Williams". SI.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Paine, Neil (April 22, 2014). "Mike Trout And Bryce Harper Are Baseball's Best Young Position-Player Duo Ever". fivethirtyeight.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Berg, Ted (August 7, 2014). "Happy birthday to Mike Trout, the best young player in Major League history". usatoday.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Active Leaders for WAR Position Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Mike Trout Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Active Leaders & Records for SB %". Baseball-Reference.com.

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