Mike Trout looked like an MVP again this season, but that campaign was put on hold indefinitely.
The Los Angeles Angels star has suffered a torn meniscus in his knee, which will require surgery. The Athletic’s Sam Blum. It’s unclear how long Trout will have to be sidelined, but the injury is reportedly not expected to be season-ending.
Even if Trout returns this season, this development would be a huge blow to both him and the Angels. The three-time MVP is currently tied for the MLB lead with 10 home runs and is batting .220/.325/.541 for a team that entered Tuesday’s fourth place in the American League West with an 11-18 record. It has become.
The team was already without another highly paid All-Star, Anthony Rendon. Who will be out for an extended period of time with a hamstring injury?.
It’s sadly not uncommon in recent years for Trout to perform well and then miss a significant number of innings. He’s hit a solid .276/.376/.575 on the field since 2020, but he’s played in just 266 of the 515 games available. He missed the last four months of 2021 with a calf strain, more than a month of 2022 with his back issue, and half of 2023 with a broken bone in his hand.
The problem now is his knee, but he doesn’t know when he will be back.
This injury may feel different because the Angels are without another superstar, Shohei Ohtani. It was already difficult to say where the team was headed after losing the most famous player in sports to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but losing Trout as well left the team with no hope of even getting close to the playoffs.
Equipped with team farm system Ranked last in the league by MLB Pipeline., the future surrounding Trout is not bright either. On a related note, the team still owes Trout $223 million and Rendon $77 million after this season.
