A slow start for Mike Trout
The start to former AL MVP Mike Trout’s season hasn’t been up to his usual very high standards. The 24-year-old began the season with no hits with consecutive 0-for-4 days against the Chicago Cubs, before having two hits in a 2-for-4 game against the the same Cubs in game three.
From there he had two one-hit games and on Sunday his day was hitless with two walks. On Monday night against the Oakland Athletics, Trout went 1-for-3 with one run, two RBIs and one walk. It was his second consecutive game with two RBIs, and we can’t fail to mention Trout hit his first home run of the season, so maybe things will turn around.
It is very unusual for Trout to have those types of numbers, even if it is to start a season. As previously mentioned, he’s set the bar very high to be one of, if not the best baseball player in the majors. And he doesn’t turn 25 years old until August 7.
Trout, though batting .217 after seven games, will turn up his level of play, get the momentum and be the Trout that bats around .300 for a majority of the season.
Maybe Trout is beginning to turn things around, because take away the first two games of the season and he is 5-of-15 with five walks, four RBIs and one home run. He also has five strikeouts in that span as well.
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Even though it is a big surprise he’s off to a slow start, remember he’s one of the best the game has to offer, and maybe he’s getting his slump out of the way early in the season, because each player will go through this type of stretch at some point.