SAN DIEGO — The Angels have been dealt an enormous blow on Tuesday, as famous person middle fielder Mike Trout was positioned on the 15-day injured listing with a left hamate fracture.
Trout, a three-time AL MVP and 11-time All-Star, sustained the wrist harm on Monday, when he fouled a ball again whereas dealing with Padres right-hander Nick Martinez within the eighth inning at Petco Park. Trout is anticipated to be out roughly 4 to eight weeks, which suggests he’ll be out till at the least early August and presumably into September.
Trout stated he had a number of gamers who sustained a hamate fracture attain out to offer recommendation and heard it may take as quickly as 4 weeks to return, however he acknowledged it typically takes longer. He’s nonetheless getting a second opinion to resolve whether or not he’ll want surgical procedure, however it’s thought-about doubtless.
“I kind of knew it wasn’t good,” Trout stated. “It’s just a freak thing. I had a lot of guys reach out who had the surgery or the injury before. Some guys came back in four weeks. Some guys took longer. We’ll see how it goes.”
Outfielder Jo Adell and right-hander Gerardo Reyes have been recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake. Right-hander Victor Mederos was optioned to Double-A Rocket City. The Angels now have an outfield mixture of Taylor Ward, Hunter Renfroe, Mickey Moniak and Adell.
“I think everybody in there knows we’re going to have bumps in the road and we’ve had guys go down,” Angels supervisor Phil Nevin stated. “We’ve had the same motto since the beginning of the season that those things happen and it’s the next man up and we keep playing. No one’s going to feel sorry for us. No reason for us to do the same.”
Trout, who was chosen as an All-Star for the eleventh time and as a starter for the tenth straight 12 months on Thursday, had been heating up on the plate. The harm means Trout, who was voted as a starter, will miss his third straight All-Star Game.
“It’s tough,” Trout stated. “I was really looking forward to it. It’s frustrating.”
The 31-year-old has a slash line of .333/.438/.648 over his previous 15 video games, with 4 homers, three doubles and 7 RBIs. Trout has slashed .263/.369/.493 with 18 homers, 14 doubles and 44 RBIs in 81 video games this season. His OPS of .862 is a step down from his otherworldly profession OPS of .994, however he labored to repair his mechanics in mid-June and had been trying extra like his outdated self.
Trout stated he was advised by the coaching workers that there was nothing he may’ve achieved to stop the harm — it was simply an unlucky harm that occurred on one swing of the bat.
“Looking back, I had no soreness or anything like that,” Trout stated. “Just felt something really painful and weird. Talking to other guys, it’s basically the same thing that happened to them. It’s frustrating because my body has felt great. I had a routine and was sticking with it and this freak thing happens. But at least it’s not crazy serious or season-ending.”
Adell, 24, will now get his likelihood as an everyday within the outfield. The former prime prospect slashed .271/.376/.580 with a Minor League-leading 23 homers in 72 video games with Triple-A Salt Lake. Adell is anticipated to see time in each middle area and proper area with Trout out. Moniak will proceed to begin in opposition to right-handers; he began in middle on Tuesday with Adell on the bench.
“I’m glad to be here, but the circumstances aren’t great because you don’t want to see Mike go down and miss any amount of time,” Adell stated. “But I’m going to come in and, hopefully, do my job and keep this thing rocking. We have a really good thing going here, and I want to be a part of that.”
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