<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Angels-Shohei-Ohtani-Mike-Trout-Anthony-Rendon.jpeg"></figure><h1>The Mike Trout reason Angels wouldn’t trade Shohei Ohtani</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-04T12:49:16-07:00">August 4th, 12:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-04T12:49:16-07:00">August 4th, 12:49pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Angels shocked the baseball world when they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-rumors-los-angeles-warming-up-to-idea-of-shohei-ohtani-trade/">started listening to trade offers</a> for Shohei Ohtani in the midst of a vastly disappointing season. Although no trade went down for the most unique superstar in a century, the team being in need of a rebuild was pretty clear. As Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon continue to sit out with injuries and the team continues to lose, LA is simply spinning its wheels.</p><p>However, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/04/angels-shohei-ohtani-wasnt-getting-dealt-at-trade-deadline/">Jon Heyman of the New York Post</a>, team owner Arte Moreno was not a fan at all of the Angels considering Shohei Ohtani trades. He made it clear that he wanted to see his team at full strength before coming to terms with a trade for Ohtani.</p><p>“Moreno told folks in his front office he simply could not trade Ohtani while Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon were out with injuries,” Heyman writes. “However, the Angels probably need a reset, and the belief is Trout, with a full no-trade clause, would be hard to deal. And Rendon, with injury after injury, near to impossible.”</p><p>A trio of Trout, Ohtani and Rendon is a very good foundation to build on but the Angels have failed to capitalize. Rival executives believe that Ohtani will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-in-14-months-hes-out-the-door-rival-gms-grim-shohei-ohtani-trade-warning/">eventually be traded away</a>, but LA fans will at least get to see him for the rest of this season.</p><p>The Angels’ record is poor but the emergence of Taylor Ward and Reid Detmers are reasons to be somewhat optimistic for the future. If their trio of superstars can be healthy at the same time and the team can find reliable pitching, they could be a very good squad. Such hopes have existed in the past, though, and dissolved over and over.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Mike Trout reason Angels wouldn’t trade Shohei Ohtani

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Mike-Trout-unveils-thoughts-and-emotions-on-passing-of-legendary-broadcaster-Vin-Scully.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mike Trout unveils thoughts and emotions on passing of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-03T17:42:45-07:00">August 3rd, 5:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-03T17:42:45-07:00">August 3rd, 5:42pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Major League Baseball lost one of its true legends on Tuesday, with news that broadcaster Vin Scully had passed away at the age of 94. It was a heavy night across the league that has spilled over into Wednesday. Los Angeles Angels superstar outfielder Mike Trout took to Twitter to share his <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTrout/status/1554937538317410304">thoughts and prayers</a> for the Scully family.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Vin Scully was a voice in the game of baseball that spread optimism and love. It was an honor to have met him and have him announce my name at <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> Stadium. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and the Los Angeles community. <a href="https://t.co/osuhqAxh1y">pic.twitter.com/osuhqAxh1y</a></p><p>— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTrout/status/1554937538317410304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Vin Scully was a voice in the game of baseball that spread optimism and love. It was an honor to have met him and have him announce my name at Dodger Stadium. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and the Los Angeles community,” Trout tweeted Wednesday evening.</p><p>Scully came to Los Angeles with the Dodgers way back in 1958 and spent time as their broadcaster for 58 years. He retired in 2016. During that time, he also worked national broadcasts for Major League Baseball, the NFL, the PGA Tour and also worked for NBC Sports from 1983-89.</p><p>Mike Trout and Scully obviously share a connection to Southern California. The Angels future Hall of Famer has played his entire career with Los Angeles, even though they were Anaheim for some of it.</p><p>Trout was having himself a fantastic season this year before getting hurt once again. That has become a common theme during his career. However, it was reported last week that this particular back injury <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-mike-trout-dealing-with-rare-back-condition-that-brings-long-term-concern/" rel="noopener">could cost him the rest of his career</a>. Trout shot that notion down rather quickly, dispelling those rumors as unfounded.</p><p>The Angels however are not likely in a rush to bring him back this season. They are 44-59 and 22.5 games behind the Houston Astros in the AL West.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Trout unveils thoughts and emotions on passing of legendary broadcaster Vin Scully

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Juan-Soto-Nationals-Angels-MLB-trade-deadline-Mike-Trout.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Soto reaches Mike Trout level of discipline with latest achievement with Nationals ahead of MLB trade deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-01T19:00:17-07:00">August 1st, 7:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-01T19:00:17-07:00">August 1st, 7:00pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals kicked off a three-game series against the New York Mets Monday night, and all eyes are once again on the Nats’ outfielder, as the 2022 MLB trade deadline looms. While Soto is already a genuine star, there is still so much potential in him, which makes him so <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-the-1-offer-st-louis-has-refused-to-make-in-juan-soto-trade-talks-with-nationals/">tantalizing</a> of a trade target for virtually every team in the majors. One of the areas he has seemingly mastered is plate discipline, as underscored by this piece of stat noted by <a href="https://twitter.com/ByMattWeyrich/status/1554269362831462400">Matt Weyrich of NBCS Washington</a>:</p><p>“Juan Soto just drew his 90th walk in his 101st game of the season. That ties him with Mike Trout (2018) for the fewest games to 90 walks by any player in the last 15 years.”</p><p>Soto’s ability to get on base through free passes is simply exceptional. Juan Soto entered the Mets game with a <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&amp;stats=bat&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=y&amp;type=8&amp;season=2022&amp;month=0&amp;season1=2022&amp;ind=0&amp;team=0&amp;rost=0&amp;age=0&amp;filter=&amp;players=0&amp;startdate=2022-01-01&amp;enddate=2022-12-31&amp;sort=9,d">20.4 BB%</a> so far in the 2022 MLB season. That’s heads and shoulder above the rest of the big leagues, as his walk rate is three full percent higher than second-place Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers (and Muncy is nowhere near the success Soto is having in terms of getting on base, as Soto has a .403 OBP to his .310 OBP).</p><p>What’s even more impressive perhaps is that Juan Soto is projected to finish the season with a better walk rate. ZiPS has Soto ending the campaign with a 21.1 BB%.</p><p>Juan Soto, which has rejected a contract extension offer from the Nationals recently, will likely stay with the Nationals past the 2022 MLB trade deadline, but that doesn’t mean that the door is completely shut on that front.</p><p>The St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, and the Dodgers are just among the teams that have been mentioned in several trade rumor discussions involving the Dominican slugger, who is still arbitration eligible in 2023 and 2024.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Soto reaches Mike Trout level of discipline with latest achievement with Nationals ahead of MLB trade deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/angels-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels star Mike Trout’s insanely rare spinal injury deserves a closer look</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-29T22:09:04-07:00">July 29th, 10:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-29T22:09:04-07:00">July 29th, 10:09pm</time><address><a>Gerard Samillano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mike Trout has been one of the most consistent forces in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels star has been the long bright in what has otherwise been a tumultuous era for the team. He’s extremely talented, and for the most part was consistently available throughout the year. Recently, though, there has been a surprising development regarding Trout’s health.</p><p>In the last few weeks, Trout has missed more and more games due to a mysterious injury. The Angels placed him on the injured list at one point. The reports varied, from “back spasms” to “rib inflammation”. After a while, the official diagnosis was revealed: a costoverterbral dysfunction at T5.</p><p>For the average joe, that diagnosis won’t make too much sense. Let’s break down Mike Trout’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34313085/what-mike-trout-latest-injury-concern-does-mean-return">spinal injury</a>, and see what this means for his career in the short and the long run.</p><h2>Mike Trout’s insanely rare spinal injury</h2><p>The simplest way to put it is that one of Trout’s vertebrae has been acting up recently. In particular, the Angels star’s injury stems from his fifth thoracic vertebra (located somewhere above the shoulder blades). The nuances of his injury, though, warrant a close inspection on how the human spine works.</p><p>Each of your body’s thoracic vertebrae is connected (or articulated) to a particular rib. The connection form small joints that aid your body in it’s day-to-day movements. These joints are aptly named “costoverterbal” joints, from “costo” (referring to ribs), and “vertebral”.</p><p>Similar to other joints, trauma and overuse can damage the costovertebral joint and cause pain for the person. That is what most likely happened to Mike Trout: years of repetitive motion due to the nature of baseball was the most likely culprit of his injury. That also is in line with the Angels star’s version of events, where he says he doesn’t know where exactly it came from.</p><p><b>Will this affect his play on the field?</b></p><p>It definitely will. The sport of baseball forces its players to engage in continual rotational motion at every position. Whether it’s throwing a baseball or swinging a bat, players need to exert effort from their shoulder area. The pain and inflammation from Mike Trout’s injury will definitely be a deterrent to his ability to play at a high level.</p><p><b>Will Mike Trout return during the season?</b></p><p>It depends on how well Trout’s body respond to the treatment he’s going through. Dealing with this injury is similar to how other joint-related injuries are dealt with. Already, the Angels star has been given a cortisone shot to deal with the inflammation. After that, he’ll undergo the usual mobility and conditioning exercises that come with injury rehabilitation.</p><p>For what it’s worth, the Angels star is optimistic that he’ll return to the field sooner than later. That’s a good sign that their rehab sessions are going according to plan.</p><p><b>Is this a potentially career-ending injury for Mike Trout?</b></p><p>Unless there’s a drastic development in his injury, no, it shouldn’t be. The most likely scenario is that Mike Trout and the Angels will have to deal with this injury for the rest of his career. That means constant medication and rehabilitation to ensure that the symptoms of pain and inflammation don’t flare up in the future. Perhaps it may never return again, perhaps he’ll experience this pain every other month. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels star Mike Trout’s insanely rare spinal injury deserves a closer look

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/angels.jpeg"></figure><h1>Angels’ Mike Trout vehemently denies reports on severity of back injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-27T15:41:26-07:00">July 27th, 3:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-27T15:41:26-07:00">July 27th, 3:41pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier in the day Wednesday, reports surfaced that Mike Trout was dealing with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-mike-trout-dealing-with-rare-back-condition-that-brings-long-term-concern/" rel="noopener">a very rare back injury</a>. The details were a bit murky but it sounded as though not was Trout’s season likely coming to an end, but that his career could also be impacted. Well, Trout himself heard those reports and addressed them with some <a href="https://twitter.com/samblum3/status/1552408501019971586?s=12&amp;t=7Gch4bP1Tt0NN-V8hvtFVQ">vigor</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mike Trout spoke postgame. His message was more optimistic than what was said earlier. </p><p>He said he'll play again this season &amp; he's feeling better. He said this whole thing was overblown.</p><p>“I got back and my phone was blowing up. It said my career’s over. That’s news to me." <a href="https://t.co/6UTb04uIdZ">pic.twitter.com/6UTb04uIdZ</a></p><p>— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1552408501019971586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the Angels 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals, Trout was asked if he thought he would play again this season.</p><p>“Of course, of course, that’s my goal… the last two days, it’s been a huge step. I’m excited with the way it is going. I’m happy with it,” Trout said. “I got back and my phone was blowing up. It said my career is over. That’s news to me… I’ve got to stay on top of it. It’s just rare for a baseball player… I don’t even know how I got it… it just started aching… But like I said, the last two or three days the progress has been great.”</p><p>Mike Trout has been shut down from baseball activities for the time being. He’s been diagnosed with a rare back condition called costovertebral dysfunction. It’s somewhat related to the ribcage injury he suffered earlier this season.</p><p>However, Trout reported that he had been feeling better since getting a cortisone shot. There is not currently a timetable for when he will resume baseball activities or return to the Angels. But clearly the future Hall of Fame outfielder believes it will be this season.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.268	24	51	0.974	1

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