Mike Trout

Mike Trout
Mike Trout (LAA)
Los Angeles Angels - No. 27
Center Field
Born: August 7th, 1991 Vineland ,  United States
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
July 8,  2011  at the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
MLB statistics (until the end of 2019)
Batting average	, 305
Hits	1,324
Home runs	285
RBI	752
On-base percentage	, 419
Runs	903
Teams
Los Angeles Angels (since 2011 )
Awards
8 × MLB All-Star Game ( 2012 - 2019 ) 3 × AL MVP ( 2014 , 2016 , 2019 ) 7 × Silver Slugger Award ( 2012 -2016, 2018 , 2019) AL Hank Aaron Award (2014) AL Rookie of the Year (2012) 5 × AL Player of the Month 4 × AL Rookie of the Month 4 × AL Player of the Week AL RBI Leader (2014) AL Stolen Base Leader (2012) 30-30 Club (2012) Hit for the cycle (May 21, 2013)
Last update: January 1st, 2020

Michael Nelson "Mike" Trout , nicknamed The Millville Meteor , (born on 7. August 1991 in Vineland , New Jersey ) is an American professional baseball player on the position of the center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Major League Baseball (MLB). Trout was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the American League (AL) in 2014 and 2016 . He is also a five-time MLB All-Star and has been named MVP of the MLB All-Star Game twice . His 12-year contract with the Angels in 2019 with a total volume of 426 million US dollars is the second-highest- endowed contract in the history of North American professional sport , after Patrick Mahomes' contract .

Trout was drawn by the Angels as a draft pick in the first round as the 25th pick and had a brief stint in the 2011 MLB season. In the following season, Trout became part of the active roster of the Angels and won the rookie of the that same season year award from the MLB.

Mike Trout has led the American League (AL) with the highest Wins Above Replacement (WAR) score for his first five full seasons .

Trout is considered one of the league's greatest talents and is already one of the best baseball players in the entire MLB.

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mike Trout, Angels Deal. MLB, March 20, 2019, accessed May 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Rany Jazayerli: Mike Trout's opening act . September 24, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
3. ↑ Tom Verducci: Mike Trout is the game's best young player since Ted Williams . September 20, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
4. ↑ Neil Paine: Mike Trout And Bryce Harper Are Baseball's Best Young Position-Player Duo Ever . April 22, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
5. ^ Ted Berg: Happy birthday to Mike Trout, the best young player in Major League history . August 7, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.