Mike Trout celebrated his twenty seventh birthday in a special way. Instead of setting up a private booth at a club or buying a new car he took time out of his schedule to visit kids at a local children’s hospital with a couple of his teammates. Here are some great videos and photos of Trout showing what kind of role model an athlete can be.

Birthdays come around every year, but friends come around once in a lifetime. @MikeTrout spent his special day with his friends at @chocchildrens! pic.twitter.com/rJCnhejyoJ

— Angels (@Angels) August 8, 2018

Leave it to our awesome patients to properly celebrate Mike Trout’s big day when he and his teammates visited CHOC Children’s Hospital today. Happy 27th birthday to No. 27 @MikeTrout – and thank you to the team for visiting today! Go @Angels! pic.twitter.com/YDeqjkF3oe

— CHOC Children's (@chocchildrens) August 7, 2018

CHOC visits hold a special place in our hearts – Mike & I got engaged right after a visit in 2016, and we were lucky enough to celebrate Mike’s birthday today with our friends at CHOC! Thank you to all the kiddos who wished Mike a happy birthday, it was the best gift to get to celebrate with you! Happy birthday, my sweet husband! 🎉🎂🎈 #27turns27

A post shared by Jess Tara Trout (@jesstaratrout) on Aug 7, 2018 at 2:07pm PDT