Former MVP Mike Trout needs surgery on torn meniscus

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout can have surgical procedure to restore a torn meniscus in his left knee, sidelining the three-time AL MVP indefinitely.

The Angels consider Trout will be capable to return this season, common supervisor Perry Minasian stated whereas saying the damage Tuesday.

Trout is batting .220 with a significant league-leading 10 homers, 14 RBIs and 6 stolen bases this yr, however he will likely be sidelined by a significant damage for the fourth consecutive season. The Angels put Trout on the 10-day injured listing and signed veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar to a one-year, $740,000 contract.

Trout had an MRI after taking part in within the Angels’ 6-5 victory over Philadelphia on Monday. The outfielder fought again tears whereas describing the ache that step by step crept up on him after the sport.

“It’s loopy, as a result of I look again and I don’t even know once I did it,” Trout stated. “I used to be form of telling myself, ‘Perhaps I simply banged it on one thing and I didn’t understand it.’ After which after the sport, getting remedy on it, it was actually sore. The plan was simply to see how I felt within the morning. If I awakened and it was sore, simply get it checked out. That was the plan. Final night time was powerful for me to sleep. It was simply aching all night time.”

Trout’s newest damage is one other main blow to the Angels, who’re off to an 11-18 begin of their first season since Shohei Ohtani’s free-agent departure.

Los Angeles additionally misplaced Anthony Rendon indefinitely to a torn hamstring earlier this month. The $245 million third baseman additionally has been sidelined for main parts of the previous 4 consecutive seasons by an array of accidents.

Trout and Rendon are by far the Angels’ two highest-paid gamers, every making greater than $37 million this season.

Mickey Moniak took Trout’s regular beginning job in heart area when the Angels hosted the Phillies once more Tuesday night time.

The 32-year-old Trout received his three MVP awards throughout a dominant decade of play within the 2010s, however the previously sturdy outfielder has been bedeviled by accidents since 2021.

He missed all however 36 video games of the 2021 season with a strained calf, and he missed a number of weeks of the 2022 season with a again damage. Trout then broke a bone in his hand final season, lacking all however one sport after July 3.

Trout stated he has by no means had well being issues along with his knees.

“I’ve talked to a few guys in there that’s had” meniscus restore,” Trout stated whereas standing exterior the Angels’ clubhouse. “It’s a reasonably easy process. I’ll have it straight away and get again as quick as I can, (however) that is powerful.”

The Angels signed Pillar on Tuesday, at some point after designating veteran Aaron Hicks for project. Hicks, the longtime Yankees outfielder, batted .140 with one homer in 18 video games for the Halos.

Pillar batted .160 in 17 video games this season for the White Sox, who designated him for project final Friday. The Angels are the ninth main league crew within the final six seasons for the 35-year-old Pillar, a Southern California native.

The Angels additionally chosen the contract of left-handed reliever Amir Garrett and despatched right-hander Davis Daniel again to Triple-A Salt Lake.

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