The Angels posted photos of Mike getting his new Chevy Silverado, a prize for winning the 2015 All Star MVP award. See them here.
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Making the 2015 All-Star Game Look Easy
Mike Trout once again proved to be playing a different level of baseball than even the game’s best and brightest. For the second year in a row Mike Trout is the MVP of the MLB All-Star Game. He accomplished the feat this year by hitting an opposite field home run to lead off the game against Zach Grienke, the National League Starter who hasn’t even been scored on in 4 games. He followed that up by getting on base two more times and being responsible in some format for 3 of the runs the American League scored. Continue reading Making the 2015 All-Star Game Look Easy
Mike Trout Ruins 2015 All-Star Game Photo
Mike Trout may be the reigning All-Star Game MVP but that doesn’t mean he’s not the little kid in the family photo who can’t look at the camera. “Hey Mike! Over here. Look at the ducky!”
Mike Trout’s New Batting Gear
Mike Trout made a change in his batting gear tonight in Colorado. After getting hit in the elbow three times in the last two weeks he put a protective elbow guard on his left arm after the first inning. Trout is often pitched high and inside as pitchers look for a common “hole” in his strike zone. He finds himself in the top ten of batters hit-by-pitch this year.
His new found confidence in the elbow guard immediately paid off with a laser strike home run into the left field seats of Coors Field. It was the fastest home run of his career with a hit rate of 117mph.
The Finger Wag
In 2014 Angels players celebrated a base hit by making a pseudo halo over their heads. It appears this year their team bonding routine is centered around a finger wag. It could be that they are making a small halo with their index finger. What do you think? You can see video of David Freese flashing the sign in this video below.
Most Valuable Angels
The Angels tweeted out this photos of Mike Trout, Don Baylor, Vlad Guerrero and Albert Pujols, four Angels who have won the MVP award. Conspicuously absent from the photo was Josh Hamilton who is still rehabbing in Texas. Fred Lynn, Reggie Jackson, Rod Carew, and Mo Vaughn are other Angels who have won the MVP at some point in their career.
In the presence of greatness. This is one for the books! #MVP pic.twitter.com/Zo3KNB8gGh
— Angels (@Angels) April 23, 2015
Did you notice the cigar in Guerrero’s left hand?
Here’s picture of the three players who’ve won MVP as Angels.
Wonderful things can come in threes. #MV3 #MVP #Angels pic.twitter.com/Cd04PNMu0S
— Angels (@Angels) April 23, 2015
High Flying Trout
Did you see how high Mike Trout climbed the wall in an attempt to rob Billy Butler of a home run? Unfortunately he had no shot at it but his attempt was really impressive. Check out the video below.
The Trout Net
We were surprised to see graphics created for this site being used on a fan made sign with the words “Trout Net” out in Right Field. The fans who created the sign got an honor today with a shout out on Mike Trout’s personal Facebook page.
I see you out there bud!!! Lol
Posted by Mike Trout on Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Mike Trout – 100 Career Home Runs
Congrats to Mike Trout on hitting his 100th career home run. Mike hit the milestone on Friday April 17th, 2015 in Houston against Roberto Hernandez. To put his accomplishment in perspective, Mike is the youngest player in history to hit 100 home runs and have 100 stolen bases. He beat out Alex Rodriquez to those combined milestones by almost 2 months. Before the season began I predicted he would reach this mark on this very day.
Then as if the milestone wasn’t enough, Mike added drama to the evening by hitting his 101st career home run to win the game. His second home run of the evening came against Chad Qualls. His second blast also gave him the distinction of being the youngest player to hit 101 home runs while stealing 101 stolen bases. Continue reading Mike Trout – 100 Career Home Runs
Mike Trout Pencil Drawing
Check out this great drawing of Mike Trout created by Alexei Studios. If you happen to meet Alexei in public he might give you a print for free. His website with some of his artwork is here.