Mike Trout injury update: Torn thumb ligament could sideline Angels star 5-8 weeks

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will be without star centerfield Mike Trout for some time. He suffered a torn ligament in his left thumb in Sunday’s game.

Playing in the same AL West with the juggernaut Houston Astros isn’t easy, but the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim found themselves in second place in the division on Memorial Day. That being said, their 2017 MLB season has definitely taken a turn for the worse due to AL MVP centerfield Mike Trout’s injury.

Trout had to exit Sunday’s road loss against the Miami Marlins on Sunday due to injuring his thumb. Apparently, it is a much worse injury that initially realized for Trout and the Angels.

According to  Mike DiGiovanna for the Los Angeles Times, “CF Mike Trout has a torn ligament in [left] thumb. Surgery an option. Trout underwent an MRI on Monday morning and it seems he will be out weeks with this injury. DiGiovanna would add “If Trout has surgery, [he] would be out 5-8 weeks or so.”

While the thumb injury isn’t on Trout’s throwing hand, the torn ligament is on the bottom hand when he grips the bat. The handle of the bat rotating on that left thumb would be especially painful for Trout if he opted to play through it. That obviously does not seem to be the case.

Should Trout opt for surgery, we should expect that he would end up missing the 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami. Trout could be ready to return to action as early as mid-July, but probably the first week of August.

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Don’t expect Los Angeles to shut him down for the year, but how will the Angels tread water without their best player for a third of the year? Trout was having yet another MVP season for the Angels. He was probably the front-runner for Los Angeles entering June. Amazingly, he has finished one or two in AL MVP voting in each of his first full five seasons in the big leagues.