Mike Trout hits 27th home run, matches 2013 season total (GIF)
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s outfielder Mike Trout may be one of the best baseball talents the MLB has seen in years. After bursting onto the scene in 2012, unanimously winning the rookie of the year, coming 2nd in voting for the AL MVP two years straight, and making the All-Star game three years straight, Trout is only getting better.
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Today, Trout and the Angels took on the Boston Red Sox at home. In the bottom of the eighth, trailing 3-0, Trout blasted his 27th home run of the season for the Angels, matching last season’s total.
Mike Trout: 27th HR of season for @Angels , matching his total from 2013 season
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 10, 2014
Check out Trout’s mammoth home run in the GIF below:
Mike Trout hits a solo HR to give #Angels their first run; trail #RedSox 3-1 [GIF]: http://t.co/vbF1NnAxBn
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) August 10, 2014
Trout is squarely in the running for the AL MVP with 46 games remaining. By the time the season ends, it will be hard for the voters to choose anyone else other than Trout for MVP.
More importantly to Trout, his team is in the running to win the AL West, trailing the Oakland Athletics by a mere four games.
With the final stretch of the baseball season underway, expect Trout to continue his outstanding play en route to a potential MVP award later this year.