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• Angels' Mike Trout: Wants to return to center field

  Rotowire Feb 16, 2026

  Trout said Monday that he wants to return to center field this season, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports. Trout began the 2025 season as the Halos' right fielder, but he was a full-time designated hitter from late April on after suffering a bone bruise to his surgically repaired left knee. The three-time MVP noted Monday that he's more comfortable in center field and believes it's easier on his body. Per Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register, manager Kurt Suzuki said that he's open to giving Trout some exposure to center field in the Cactus League, but the Angels plan on having the 34-year-old work at all three outfield spots this spring before deciding where to place him once the regular season gets underway. Jo Adell was the team's primary center fielder in 2025, but he rated poorly defensively and played more right field in the final two months.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Playing some center field possible

  Rotowire Dec 16, 2025

  Angels general manager Perry Minasian said recently that he's not ruling out Trout playing some center field in 2026, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports. Trout was moved to right field at the beginning of the 2025 season, but he was a full-time designated hitter from late April on after suffering a bone bruise to his surgically repaired left knee. The three-time MVP has had a normal offseason and hopes to play the outfield in 2026, and Minasian said Trout is an option at all three outfield spots as well as DH. Trout's strikeout rate ballooned to 32 percent in 2025, but he made a late-season mechanical tweak and homered five times in his last seven games.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Working to return to outfield

  Rotowire Nov 19, 2025

  Angels general manager Perry Minasian said Wednesday that Trout "is working his tail off to play the outfield again," Taylor Blake Ward of TheSportingTribune.com reports. Trout began the past season as the Angels' starting right fielder, but he was a full-time designated hitter after returning from a knee injury in late May. The 34-year-old is aiming to return to outfield duty in 2026, though he will likely still spend plenty of time in the DH slot, as well. Trout slashed .232/.359/.439 with 26 home runs in 2025 but saw his strikeout rate balloon to 32 percent.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Ends 2025 season with homer

  Rotowire Sep 28, 2025

  Trout smacked a solo home run during the Angels' 6-2 loss to the Astros on Sunday. Trout put the Angels on the board with a solo shot off Lance McCullers in the first inning before being replaced by Logan O'Hoppe in the third. Trout finished the season with a .798 OPS over 556 plate appearances, which was his lowest mark since the 2011 season (his first in the majors). However, the three-time AL MVP finished the 2025 campaign strong with five home runs over his last seven games and ended up playing in 130 games, his most since the 2019 season (134).

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Goes yard twice against 'Stros

  Rotowire Sep 27, 2025

  Trout went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's 4-3 win over Houston. The 34-year-old got the Angels on the board when he took Jason Alexander deep in the fourth inning, before launching a Bryan King fastball over the right-center field fence in the eighth inning for what proved to be the game-winning run. Trout has gone yard four times in his last five games to reach 25 on the year, the 10th time in his career he's reached that milestone, and his 403 career blasts rank second among active players behind Giancarlo Stanton's 452.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Pops homer in loss

  Rotowire Sep 26, 2025

  Trout went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 9-4 loss to the Royals. Trout got the Angels within a run in the eighth inning with his homer, but the Royals responded with a four-run ninth. This was Trout's second long ball in his last four games. The outfielder has struggled a bit in September, even compared to the rest of the season, as he's hitting .211 (15-for-71) with 34 strikeouts over 21 games this month. On the year, he's batting .228 with a .772 OPS, 23 homers, 61 RBI, 69 runs scored and two stolen bases across 127 contests.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Resting Wednesday

  Rotowire Sep 24, 2025

  Trout is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the Royals on Wednesday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. Trout will get a rest day Wednesday while Yoan Moncada serves as the designated hitter and bats third. Trout has gone 14-for-67 (.209) with two home runs, five RBI and 11 runs scored since Sept. 1, and his homer against the Rockies on Saturday was the 400th of his major-league career.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Hits 400th career homer

  Rotowire Sep 20, 2025

  Trout went 1-for-2 with a walk in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Rockies. The homer was the 400th of Trout's career. He hasn't hit for a lot of power lately, supplying just three homers and six doubles over 42 contests since the start of August. For the season, the 34-year-old has 22 long balls, 59 RBI, 67 runs scored and two stolen bases over 124 contests.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Ends power drought

  Rotowire Sep 12, 2025

  Trout went 2-for-6 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's 7-6, extra-innings loss to the Mariners. Trout tied the game at 4-4 -- ultimately forcing extras -- with his solo shot, which was his first homer since Aug. 6 versus the Rays. He's shown life at the plate lately with a six-game hitting streak, going 8-for-23 (.348) in that span. The 34-year-old batted just .207 with a .659 OPS from Aug. 3 to Sept. 5. He's up to 21 homers, 58 RBI, 66 runs scored, two stolen bases and a .235/.368/.426 slash line over 116 games this season.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Back in lineup

  Rotowire Sep 4, 2025

  Trout (skin infection) will serve as the Angels' designated hitter and bat second against the Royals on Thursday, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports. After missing two games while recovering from a skin infection, Trout will rejoin the starting nine Thursday with left-hander Noah Cameron on the bump for Kansas City. Trout has been stuck in a bit of a slump recently, slashing just .162/.244/.216 with 18 strikeouts over his last 10 games.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Remains out Wednesday

  Rotowire Sep 3, 2025

  Trout (skin infection) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Kansas City, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports. Trout was a late scratch from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's 5-1 win as he deals with a skin infection, and he'll now miss a second straight start. Taylor Ward (forehead) will return from the two-game absence to start Wednesday and will fill in for Trout at designated hitter.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Scratched Tuesday

  Rotowire Sep 2, 2025

  Trout was scratched from the lineup ahead of Tuesday's game against the Royals due to a skin infection. Trout's infection will prevent him from starting Tuesday, and it's currently unclear if his absence will extend further into the Angels' series against Kansas City. Jo Adell will fill in as the Halos' designated hitter while Trout sits, opening up right field for Chris Taylor.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Resting after 0-for-10 weekend

  Rotowire Aug 25, 2025

  Trout is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rangers, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. After missing a pair of games to begin August while he recovered from an illness, Trout started in each of the Angels' ensuing 19 contests and slashed .231/.383/.323 with one home run, five RBI and 12 runs. He looks to be receiving a pre-planned rest day Monday after a rough weekend series against the Cubs in which he went 0-for-10 with seven strikeouts. Logan O'Hoppe will replace Trout in the lineup as the Angels' designated hitter.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Smacks 20th homer

  Rotowire Aug 7, 2025

  Trout went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Rays. Trout tied the game in the third inning with a 433-foot blast off Shane Baz, his 20th of the year. The blast marked the 10th time in Trout's 15-year career that he's reached the 20-homer mark. The 34-year-old veteran also extended his hit streak to six games. Overall, Trout is slashing .240/.364/.471 with 50 RBI and 48 runs scored through 376 plate appearances this season.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Moves past ailment

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2025

  Trout (illness) will start at designated hitter and bat third in Sunday's game against the White Sox. The Angels will get two key players back in the lineup for the series finale, as Trout returns from a two-game absence due to an illness, while Christian Moore (thumb) will start at second base in his return from the 10-day injured list. Though Trout has served exclusively as a DH since rejoining the Angels in late May following a month-long stay on the IL due to a bone bruise in his left knee, he's still hopeful to resume playing right field before the end of the season. Since experiencing some renewed soreness in his knee shortly after the All-Star break, Trout hasn't resumed taking part in defensive drills, so it's unclear how realistic a return to the outfield might be with just two months left in the campaign.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Out with illness Saturday

  Rotowire Aug 2, 2025

  Trout (illness) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports. Trout will miss a second consecutive game Saturday due to his illness and will aim to return to the starting nine for Sunday's series finale. While he recovers, Gustavo Campero will serve as the Angels' designated hitter, putting Jo Adell in right field and the newly promoted Bryce Teodosio in center.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Sitting Friday with illness

  Rotowire Aug 1, 2025

  Trout is not in the Angels' starting lineup against the White Sox on Friday due to an illness, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. Trout has started in all 13 games since the All-Star break, going 11-for-49 (.224) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI with a 41.7 percent strikeout rate over that span. However, an illness will send him to the bench for the start of Friday's series opener while Travis d'Arnaud serves as the designated hitter and bats eighth.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Crosses 1,000-RBI mark in career

  Rotowire Jul 27, 2025

  Trout went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Mariners. Trout capped off the Angels' four-run fifth inning with a massive 443-foot blast off Logan Gilbert, with the long ball including the 1,000th RBI of Trout's career. Though the 33-year-old has been able to serve as the Angels' everyday designated hitter since coming off the injured list May 30, he doesn't appear close to being ready to play in the outfield. According to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, Trout said prior to Sunday's game that he hasn't taken part in outfield drills since the Angels' series with the Mets earlier in the week, after he experienced some soreness in his knee. He still plans to ramp up his outfield work once the knee soreness subsides, but the Angels may not be comfortable having him serve as anything other than a DH until late in the season.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: Clubs 18th homer Wednesday

  Rotowire Jul 24, 2025

  Trout went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a loss to the Mets on Wednesday. Trout extended his on-base streak to nine games with a solo shot in the third inning. The veteran slugger has posted a .991 OPS with two long balls and nine RBI during that nine-game span, though he's also struck out at a 31.8 percent clip. Trout is at a .237/.359/.467 slash line on the campaign with 18 home runs, 45 RBI, 40 runs and two stolen bases through 76 contests.

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• Angels' Mike Trout: To play outfield 'soon'

  Rotowire Jul 18, 2025

  Trout said Friday he's hoping to return to the outfield "soon" but remains without a timetable, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. Trout resumed outfield drills Friday for the first time since returning from the injured list May 30, but it's unclear when he'll actually see game action in the outfield. Then-manager Ron Washington said June 6 that Trout could play in right field soon, so Friday's news shouldn't be interpreted as a guarantee. Considering Trout's injury history, the Angels aren't expected to rush him into playing defense and could shut him down if his body doesn't respond well.

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