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MIKE TROUT MIKE TROUT

DEFENSE
◆ One of five Major Leaguers to post a 1.000 fielding percentage (min. 108 G)…Last error came April 6, 2017 (250
consecutive games) and has made just one error in last 336 tilts (spans to June 28, 2016).
◆ Per Fangraphs.com, eight defensive runs saved led American League center fielders while his 4.0 UZR was second.
2017
◆ Completed seventh big league season (sixth full) with the Angels and finished in the Top 10 for the American League
in several offensive categories including average (.306, 6th), on-base percentage (.442, 1st), slugging (.629, 1st), walks
(94, 3rd) and intentional walks (15, 1st).
◆ Finished fourth in the American League Most Valuable Player voting with 197 points, 208 behind winner Jose Altuve...
Marks first season finishing outside the Top 2 of the MVP race.
◆ Missed 39 games after suffering left thumb ligament injury...Marked first career trip to the D.L...Sustained injury May
28 in Miami sliding into second base…Underwent surgery May 31 to repair torn ulnar collateral ligament and dorsal
capsule...At the time of the injury, ranked second in the A.L. in average, third in runs, second in home runs, fourth in
RBI, first in walks, first in slugging, first in on-base percentage and first in extra-base hits.
◆ Tabbed as an A.L. All-Star for the sixth straight season…Named a starter for the fifth straight campaign…For more info,
see Career Summary Section (eighth bullet point).
◆ Per MLB, was the 10th-most popular player jersey according to sales on MLBShop.com.
TROUT
HOME RUNS
◆ Hit 200th career home run Sept. 29...Only eighth player in Major League history with 200 home runs before age-
26 season: Alex Rodriguez (241), Eddie Mathews (222), Jimmie Foxx (222), Mel Ott (211), Mickey Mantle (207), Frank
Robinson (202) and Albert Pujols (201).
◆ Joined Alex Rodriguez, Jimmie Foxx, Jose Canseco and Joe DiMaggio as the only players in American League history to
hit 30 home runs four-or-more times before their age-26 season.
◆ On April 25, homered for the 174th time, passing Vladimir Guerrero for sole possession of fifth in franchise history.
◆ Homered on Opening Day for the third time in career and the third time in his last four Opening Day games…Joined Tim
Salmon as the only Angels in franchise history to homer in three different Opening Day games.
RBI
◆ Drove in 72 RBI in 114 games...Is the sixth player in franchise history to drive in 70 runs while playing 115 games or less
and first since Garret Anderson in 2007 (70 RBI in 108 G).
◆ Tallied 500th career RBI April 11…Became just the 13th player all-time to tally 500 RBI and 600 runs before his age-26
season and just the sixth in A.L. history, joining Alex Rodriguez, Mickey Mantle, Jimmie Foxx, Joe DiMaggio and Ty Cobb.
RUNS
◆ Despite DL stint, scored a team-leading 92 runs, which were tied for 16th in the American League...Was the first A.L.
player to score 90+ runs in 115 games or fewer in non-strike-shortened season since Billy Goodman (91 R in 110 G) in 1950.
STOLEN BASES
◆ Stole 20+ bases for the fourth time in six Major League seasons...One of two players all-time to log four seasons of 25
home run and 20 stolen bases prior to their age-26 campaign: Darryl Strawberry.
WALKS
◆ Led the Junior Circuit with 15 intentional walks and ranked third with 94 base on balls.
◆ Became the first player since Ferris Fain and Ted Williams in 1955 to walk 90+ times in 115 games or less in non-strike-
shortened season and just the fifth ever to accomplish the feat.
2016
◆ Named the American League’s Most Valuable Player as
voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America JERSEY BOYS
(BBWAA) after leading the Majors in runs (123), walks
(116) and OBP (.441) and ranking in the Top-10 in several Trout is one of three players born in the state of
of the A.L.’s offensive categories including average (5th), New Jersey to win the MVP Award.
triples (T-10th), steals (T-2nd) and slugging (.550; 4th).
◆ Received his second MVP award (unanimous winner Player Year Club
in 2014) after garnering 19 first-place votes, eight
second-place votes and one third-place vote, for a total Joe Medwick 1937 St. Louis Cardinals
of 356 points, 45 points ahead of second-place finisher Don Newcombe* 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers
Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox (311 points)...For Mike Trout ‘14 , ‘16, ‘19 Los Angeles Angels
more MVP info, please see Career Summary section.
◆ Won fifth consecutive Louisville Silver Slugger * Won MVP and Cy Young
Award...For more info, see Career Summary section.

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