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It loaded the bases, and Canning walked in a run before his errant pickoff throw to second that went into the outfield brought home another run. He was lifted for reliever Mike Mayers, who promptly hit Nick Solak with a pitch to bring home the go-ahead run.

It was an ugly inning for the Angels, who also went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position, including leaving the bases loaded in the seventh inning. Shohei Ohtani and Anthony Rendon combined to go 0-for-7, while catcher Jason Castro was ejected in the second inning for arguing a check swing call.

We just didn't take advantage of situations. I'm never going to be upset with the guys taking a shot like on that pick off where a pitcher is struggling a bit, and you catch a runner napping possibly, I'm all for it, especially with the bases loaded.

Trout was two months removed from his 19th birthday while representing Team USA during a qualifying tournament for the Pan-American Games in October Jaymie Bane was scouting for the Boston Red Sox at the time and was in Puerto Rico evaluating some international players, but Trout kept jumping out at him. Bane called his father, Eddie, the Angels' longtime scouting director. Trout was playing among established big leaguers in their mid- to lates. Eddie assumed his son was comparing Trout to the other prospects.

Trout was 20 years old for most of the season, but he put together one of the greatest rookie performances in baseball history. Near the end, it had already become clear he was special.

Nick Maronde, a left-handed reliever on that Angels team, started to notice that when Trout took batting practice, opposing players would stop their stretching routines and fix their eyes on him. The Angels' season ended in Seattle, and Torii Hunter and Jason Isringhausen -- with more than 30 years of major league experience between them -- organized a team dinner that the vast majority of their teammates attended.

The Angels didn't make the playoffs that year, but they possessed several established star players, from Albert Pujols to Jered Weaver to Zack Greinke. But Trout was the one who had to hide.

Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Kole Calhoun spent the past eight years as Trout's teammate, close friend and regular throwing partner. He was always stunned by Trout's propensity to win improbable bets, side wagers and random, dumb-luck parlor games. One in particular stood out from last season. Arizona State's football team was a 4-point underdog on the road against Cal on Sept. Calhoun told Trout to take Arizona State and the money line, which means betting on ASU to win the game without the benefit of the points.

Calhoun was kidding, but Trout took his advice. That guy should play the lottery, just to win it. It was nearly 40 degrees and gloomy in Allentown, New Jersey, on the morning of Dec.

The forecast didn't call for the picturesque white snowfall that everybody was hoping for. Then the ceremony began. From this day forward, you shall not walk alone. My heart will be your shelter, and my arms will be your home.

I love you, my WIFE! Shoemaker, Trout's teammate with the Angels from to , was sitting alongside Jered Weaver, Garrett Richards , Kole Calhoun and their significant others. They all burst out in laughter. Shoemaker's wife, Danielle, turned to him and said, "Of course that's what happens for Mike's wedding.

A light snowfall continued throughout the ceremony, creating a perfect 1-inch layer of snow for pictures at night and enough for Trout's groomsmen to engage in a snowball fight the following morning.

Weaver, born and raised in Southern California, wondered if the windows were sprayed with artificial frost. They weren't. Shoemaker, a Michigan product, had always lived in snow and had never seen windows like that. I've never seen that actually real. It was incredible. The windows were perfect! The corners of the windows were frosted perfectly to have that perfect winter look.

Wilson shared a clubhouse with Trout from to and found him to be obsessed with sports -- every single one. He was good at all of them and was somehow good at analyzing all of them. This included horse racing, which fascinated Wilson.

At that point the Angels had Scott Downs, who was born and raised in the state that hosts the Kentucky Derby. And they had Nick Maronde, whose father has been in the horse racing industry since college. Mike Trout demonstrates that his talents extend beyond the baseball diamond as he chips a golf ball into a cup a floor below in his house. The last round of spring training batting practice was usually lively among the hitters in Trout's group.

The reason: a gray plastic garbage can resided well beyond the left-center-field fence of the Angels' complex, propped atop a small hill of grass beyond the platform reserved for broadcast cameras. Wagers were made to see who would be the first to hit it inside. Billy Eppler knew about it as early as , in his first year as the Angels' general manager.

But he was preoccupied talking to a reporter on the field the morning of March 28, which marked the final day for most of the Angels' regulars in Arizona.

Then he heard everyone yell. He drained it with a baseball. Tempe Diablo Stadium had a small hole in the batter's eye in center field that was indistinguishable unless you were searching for it. Shortly after Raul Ibanez joined the Angels for the season, he approached the hole and confirmed that it was barely big enough to fit a baseball through it.

Ibanez was curious because he frequently saw Trout trying to throw a ball through it from great distances. The stuff on the field was obvious. We could measure that. But I think what makes Mike Trout extraordinary and special is his insane ability to compete against himself.

It's nonstop. He'd try every day. In my mind he'd make it every day, but let's call it every other day. It's probably a foot throw, foot throw, and he's trying to throw it through this tiny little spot. A former NBA player has issued an apology after his daughter was seen at a youth basketball game in Orange County throwing a vicious sucker punch that left another girl with a concussion.

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Steph had a great reaction as Anthony Edwards told him he was chasing a milestone in Wednesday night's Warriors-T-Wolves game. If there's any solace for Lamb, it's that he's not alone in his confusion. While that research began with players who debuted in or later, it certainly dovetails with the career arcs of Mays who played in the Negro Leagues at 17 and Aaron who debuted at 20 and was an All-Star by Good luck parsing who was the better player, a task no easier when comparing Ruth to Bonds.

Defining Trout may ultimately be just as difficult. The beauty of baseball is that its statistical trove makes erasure far less likely. Trout has seen this discourse play out himself, be it earnestly, or by a bad-faith TV host aiming to garner a few extra ratings points, or merely to cheekily prop up a two-week wonder as one of the greatest of all time.

Eleven seasons in, Trout is likely halfway through his own whole career. At the moment, his contributions have been so dynamic that we may not yet know which statistic might carry him toward the Hall of GOATs. He has led the AL or the major leagues in runs, RBI, stolen bases, walks, on-base and slugging percentage, OPS adjusted and otherwise and intentional walks.

With at least home runs entering his age season, Trout has a very strong chance to crack the top 10, if not higher, of all time. The Say Hey Kid finished with home runs, but hit just before turning Naturally, there are innumerable variables in the way, most notably health.



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