ANAHEIM — Angels star Mike Trout will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, sidelining the three-time American League MVP indefinitely.
The Angels believe Trout will be able to return this season, General Manager Perry Minasian said while announcing the injury Tuesday.
Trout is batting .220 with a major league-leading 10 home runs, 14 RBIs and six stolen bases this year, but he will be sidelined by a major injury for the fourth consecutive season.
“It’s just frustrating, but we’ll get through it.
Trout had an MRI after playing in the Angels’ 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. The outfielder fought back tears while describing the pain that gradually crept up on him after the game, in which he even stole a base.
“It’s crazy, because I look back and I don’t even know when I did it,” Trout said. “It’s just frustrating, but we’ll get through it.”
Trout’s latest injury is another major blow to the Angels, who are off to an 11-18 start in their first season since Shohei Ohtani’s free-agent departure. They also have lost $245 million third baseman Anthony Rendon indefinitely to a torn hamstring.
The 32-year-old Trout won his three MVP awards during a dominant decade of play in the 2010s, but the formerly durable outfielder has been bedeviled by injuries since 2021.
He missed all but 36 games of the 2021 season with a strained calf, and he missed several weeks of the 2022 season with a back injury. Trout then broke a bone in his hand last season, missing all but one game after July 3.
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