Los Angeles Angels: top 3 home run hitters in franchise history
Los Angeles Angels: Top 3 Home Run Hitters in History
Mike Trout
By the time his 12 year-$426.5M contract expires Mike Trout not only will hold every offensive record in Angels history, but he will be nearing the Top 5 of all of Major League Baseball. This holds true if pitchers pitch to him rather than pitching around him.
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The accolades for this player overflow the bucket. Rookie of the Year. Eight-time All-Star. Seven-time Silver Slugger Award winner. Three-time MVP. He’s been the runner up to the MVP three times as well. What is there to say about Mike Trout that we already don’t know?
We’ll focus solely on the home runs though. He’s hit 285 of them and trails only Tim Salmon on the all-time list for the franchise. As soon as the 2020 season kicks off it won’t take long for him to pass Salmon. I’ll go out on a limb and say the game Trout ties Salmon, he’ll also hit number 300 for his career, passing him as well. This cat is just that good.
The 45 home runs Trout hit last season rank second on the top-10 single-season list. A healthy Mike Trout in a full season is capable of hitting forty plus home runs every year. The Angels finally got some lineup protection for him in the acquisition of Anthony Rendon.
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Mike Trout will be the longstanding top home run hitter in Los Angeles Angels history from the day he retires until the end of baseball.