Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout finally puts an end to the drama

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is finally off the fence on whether or not he will be playing in this season.

The soap opera which was the back and forth between the MLBPA and owners ended when the commish stepped in to declare a 60 game season would take place. If only Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout would have given us a reprieve sooner.

The constant bickering and airing of one another’s dirty laundry during negotiations was unfortunate, though well before that began, Mike Trout was partaking in his own dramatic play of sorts.

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Almost from the day the season was postponed, Trout has been center stage contemplating whether he would play or not.

When the league was throwing out early ideas to playing in this pandemic three months ago, Trout was vocal in saying he wasn’t sure he’d agree with all players playing in one location.

Trout, and his wife Jessica, are expecting their first child in August and the former was unsure he wanted to either be away from his wife for so long or be around so many other people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.

These are real concerns and something the majority of baseball players were faced with. For Trout though, he was constantly in the news with a similar moniker. Trout unsure about this season with pregnant wife or Trout doesn’t sound excited about playing baseball with a pregnant wife and raging pandemic.

Maybe it’s because he is the best player in baseball, having finished in the top two of the American League MVP race seven of his nine years. Or maybe it’s because he is the squeaky clean, wide smiling face of Major League Baseball today.

Whatever the reason, since this who debacle began, news media have been chomping at the bit to see whether Trout would play, or sit out.

Finally an end to it all.

This had to have been a tough decision and I do not want to disparage the process at all. I am just very thankful it is over.

No more reading on the Twitter feed about Trout not knowing what to do. No more headlines on the sports syndicates detailing Trout’s thoughts about playing. No more, period.

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is a great player and we’ll get enough of him this season when he is hitting everything in sight, crushing balls a mile, and not winning postseason games.

Having him crammed down our throat about his “decision to play or not”, was unbecoming of a superstar, even if it was through no fault of his own.

Thank you Mike Trout for getting off the fence and putting an end to this rigamarole.