93 Facts About Mike Trout

Michael Nelson Trout was born on August 7,1991 and is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.

Mike Trout is a ten-time MLB All-Star, three-time American League Most Valuable Player, and is an eight-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award.

Mike Trout 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.

Mike Trout is regarded as one of the most outstanding young players in the history of baseball, as well as one of the best current players in all of MLB.

Mike Trout led the American League in wins above replacement in each of his first five full seasons.

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Mike Trout has led the American League in runs and times on base four times.

Mike Trout was born to Jeff and Debbie Mike Trout in Vineland, New Jersey on August 7,1991.

Mike Trout has two older siblings, sister Teal and brother Tyler.

Mike Trout's father, Jeff was born on January 7,1961, and played baseball at the University of Delaware and was a fifth-round draft pick as a second baseman by the Minnesota Twins in 1983.

Mike Trout grew up a die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan, and attended their World Series parade in 2008.

Mike Trout began playing baseball in Cal Ripken Baseball, a division of Babe Ruth League.

Mike Trout attended Lakeside Middle School and is a 2009 graduate of Millville Senior High School.

Mike Trout attended Millville Senior High School in Millville, New Jersey where he played both baseball and basketball, earning five letters.

Mike Trout started as a pitcher and shortstop, and was shifted to the outfield during his senior year.

Mike Trout had committed to play baseball at East Carolina University prior to the 2009 MLB Draft.

Mike Trout played travel ball with Tri-State Arsenal, one of the premier travel programs in the Northeast.

Mike Trout began working with the coaches at Arsenal at age 14.

Mike Trout played in various tournaments with Tri-State Arsenal, including the Perfect Game WWBA Championships in Jupiter, Florida in 2007 and 2008.

Angels scout Greg Morhardt, who had played in the minor leagues with Trout's father, claimed Mike was the fastest and strongest 17-year-old he had ever seen.

Angels selected Mike Trout, using their compensation pick from the New York Yankees for their signing of Mark Teixeira, 25th overall in the 2009 MLB draft.

Mike Trout started his professional career out of high school in 2009 playing for the Arizona Angels of the rookie-level Arizona League, hitting.

Mike Trout was beaten out in being named AZL Most Valuable Player by Cody Decker.

Mike Trout finished the season playing for the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League, hitting.

Mike Trout started the season playing for Cedar Rapids, where he hit.

Mike Trout was named a Baseball America All-Star as well as a Topps Class A All-Star.

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Mike Trout started the 2011 season with the Arkansas Travelers of the Class AA Texas League.

Mike Trout made his major league debut that night, going 0-for-3.

Mike Trout was sent back to Double-A Arkansas on August 1,2011, after hitting.

Mike Trout was named Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year after hitting.

Mike Trout was again named an outfielder on Baseball Americas 2011 Minor League All Star team.

Mike Trout began the 2012 season with the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

Mike Trout's 26 stolen bases tied Jerry Remy for the team's rookie record for most stolen bases by the All-Star Break.

Mike Trout became the first rookie to drive in at least 55 runs and score 80 runs in 81 games since Joe DiMaggio in 1936.

In winning the award for the fourth time, Mike Trout became the first American League rookie since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001 to win Rookie of the Month four times during a single season.

Mike Trout became the youngest player ever to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 40 bases in a season.

Mike Trout became the youngest hitter ever to hit at least 20 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in a season.

Mike Trout set a new Angels record for runs scored in a rookie season, passing White.

Mike Trout scored three runs that day, the tenth time in the 2012 season where he scored three or more runs in one game, the most since Sammy Sosa's 11 games in 2001.

On September 21, Mike Trout became the first rookie to score 120 or more runs since Ichiro Suzuki and the fourth rookie to accomplish that feat since 1964.

Mike Trout became the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs, steal 45 bases, and score 125 runs in one season.

Mike Trout set the Angels' club record for most runs scored in a season, surpassing Vladimir Guerrero.

Mike Trout set the Angels rookie record for most hits in a season with 173, passing Wally Joyner.

Mike Trout became the first rookie ever to hit 30 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season.

Mike Trout became the first Angels player to lead the league in stolen bases since Chone Figgins did so in 2005 with 49 stolen bases.

Mike Trout was the first position player to have a WAR above 10.

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Mike Trout led the Angels in batting average, runs scored, hits, triples, stolen bases, total bases, base on balls, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging despite playing in just 139 games.

Mike Trout was tied with Albert Pujols for second place on the team in home runs behind Mark Trumbo and was fourth in runs batted in.

On November 12,2012, Mike Trout won the BBWAA Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award, receiving 28 of 28 first-place votes, becoming the first Angels player to win the award since Tim Salmon won it in 1993 and the youngest player to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

Mike Trout became just the 18th Rookie of the Year winner to win the award unanimously.

Mike Trout won a Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding center fielder in MLB.

Mike Trout began the 2013 season as a left fielder, in order to accommodate for Peter Bourjos in center field.

Mike Trout stated that he had struggled early in the season because he was chasing pitches out of the strike zone and pressing too much on himself.

On May 21,2013, Mike Trout became the youngest player to hit for the cycle in American League history and sixth youngest in Major League history, doing so at home against the Seattle Mariners.

Mike Trout represented the Angels in the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Mike Trout was the leading vote-getter among all AL outfielders and the first Angels position player to start in the All-Star Game since Vladimir Guerrero in 2007.

Mike Trout was named the Most Valuable Player of the game, making him the second-youngest All-Star Game MVP behind Ken Griffey Jr.

On June 27, Mike Trout hit the longest home run of the 2014 season, according to ESPN.

In Game 3 of the 2014 American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals, Mike Trout hit his first career postseason home run in the first inning off of James Shields.

Later on in the ninth inning, Mike Trout was the final batter of the Angels to strike out as the team lost to the Royals in a three-game sweep of the series.

On November 13,2014, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced that Mike Trout was unanimously selected as the AL MVP, becoming the sixth player in MLB history to win both the regular-season MVP and the All-Star Game MVP in the same season.

Mike Trout was 23 years and 253 days old when he reached the milestone, passing the previous record-holder, Alex Rodriguez, who had achieved it at the age of 23 years and 309 days in 1999.

Mike Trout led off the 2015 MLB All-Star Game with a home run, becoming the fourth player in All-Star Game history to do so.

Mike Trout won the Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award.

Mike Trout became the first player since Barry Bonds to be among the top three in MVP voting in four straight seasons.

On November 17, Mike Trout was announced as the 2016 AL MVP, winning the award for the second time in his career.

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Mike Trout joined Barry Bonds as the only other player in MLB history to finish top 2 for the MVP in five straight seasons.

Mike Trout was voted to be a starting outfielder for the American League in the All-Star Game, but did not participate due to his thumb injury.

On September 6,2017, versus the Oakland Athletics, Mike Trout drew a walk in his 14th consecutive contest to pass Albie Pearson for the franchise record of 13 set in 1961.

Mike Trout hit his 200th career home run off of Marco Gonzales of the Seattle Mariners on September 29,2017.

Mike Trout became the seventh player in history to reach 200 or more home runs before the end of his age-25 season, following Foxx, Eddie Mathews, Mantle, Mel Ott, Frank Robinson, Rodriguez, and Pujols.

End of season awards for Mike Trout included selection as center fielder on Baseball America's All-MLB Team.

Mike Trout set single-game career highs in doubles, extra base hits, and total bases.

On March 20,2019, Mike Trout signed a 12-year, $426 million contract with the Angels, at the time, the richest contract in the history of North American sports but was later surpassed by Patrick Mahomes' 10 year $503 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on July 6,2020.

On September 15, it was announced that Mike Trout would undergo full-fledged surgery to remove the neuroma, ending his 2019 season.

Mike Trout finished the season with a career-high 45 home runs and led the American League in on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

Mike Trout was named the AL MVP for his third time in his career.

Mike Trout was placed on the 10-day injured list the following day and was expected to miss six to eight weeks.

Mike Trout said that he was surprised when he learned of the potential change via Twitter.

Mike Trout batted second on Opening Day, taking the field for the first time since May 17,2021.

Mike Trout was diagnosed with a rare back disorder called costovertebral dysfunction.

On July 19,2022, Mike Trout announced that he would captain the United States national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Between 2012 and 2019, Mike Trout was first in on-base plus slugging, and was MLB's most productive batter per plate appearance when adjusted for park factors.

Mike Trout is particularly adept at hitting pitches that are low in the strike zone, but in 2015 acknowledged a vulnerability against high pitches.

In 2014, Mike Trout recorded the most strikeouts ever during an MVP season, and later expressed a wish to reduce his strikeout rate.

Mike Trout has been graded as a roughly average defender across the outfield positions and he is a valuable baserunner, stealing 142 bases between 2012 and 2016, at a success rate of 83 percent.

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Mike Trout married longtime girlfriend Jessica Cox on December 9,2017.

Mike Trout adopted the nickname "Millville Meteor" after a vandal edited his Wikipedia article and the name caught on.

Mike Trout holds season tickets for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and is friends with their former quarterback, Carson Wentz.

Mike Trout is an avid supporter of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League and the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association.

Mike Trout has been a partner and investor in Bodyarmor SuperDrink, a sports drink, since 2012.

In October 2014, Mike Trout signed a deal with Topps giving them the exclusive right to sell his autographed baseball cards and making him the face of their digital card collection app.

In 2015, Mike Trout appeared in promotional materials for a campaign to spay and neuter pit bulls conducted by the local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Cumberland County, New Jersey.

Mike Trout has had sponsorship agreements with Subway, Rawlings, and Land Rover.