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 April 24, 2024)
Batting average
.300
Hits
1,647
Home runs
378
Runs batted in
953
Stolen bases
211
Teams
Los Angeles Angels[a] (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
11× All-Star (2012–2019, 2021–2023)
3× AL MVP (2014, 2016, 2019)
3× All-MLB First Team (2019, 2020, 2022)
AL Rookie of the Year (2012)
9× Silver Slugger Award (2012–2016, 2018–2020, 2022)
2× AL Hank Aaron Award (2014, 2019)
AL RBI leader (2014)
AL stolen base leader (2012)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
World Baseball Classic
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[update], he leads all active major league players in career slugging percentage (.587), on-base percentage (.415), and OPS (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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^Verducci, Tom (September 20, 2013). "Mike Trout is the game's best young player since Ted Williams". SI.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^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.
^Berg, Ted (August 7, 2014). "Happy birthday to Mike Trout, the best young player in Major League history". usatoday.com. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
^"Active Leaders for WAR Position Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ ab"Mike Trout Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
^"Active Leaders & Records for SB %". Baseball-Reference.com.
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Vladimir Guerrero (.319) On Base Percentage: MikeTrout (.412) Slugging Percentage: MikeTrout (.582) OPS: MikeTrout (.994) Games: Garret Anderson (2,013) At...
Major League stadiums, including Alex Rodriguez's 3,000th career hit and MikeTrout's first career home run. Hample has been criticized by sportswriters, players...
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