Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, left, rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout talks with batting coach Johnny Washington in the dugout before a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Mike Trout resumes swinging, plans return to running soon in his recovery from knee bone bruise
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) 鈥 Mike Trout intends to resume running next week as the Los Angeles Angels slugger ramps up his recovery from a bone bruise in his left knee.
Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, left, rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) 鈥 Mike Trout intends to resume running next week as the Los Angeles Angels slugger ramps up his recovery from a bone bruise in his left knee.
The 33-year-old Trout confirmed Saturday that he won’t be back in the Halos’ lineup when he is immediately eligible to come off the injured list Sunday, but the three-time AL MVP remains confident with his latest injury.
Trout swung a bat in the cage for the third straight day, and he hopes to test his knee with some running when the Angels travel for a series in San Diego to begin next week, calling it 鈥渁 good possibility.鈥
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鈥淚t鈥檚 been great,鈥 Trout said. 鈥淚 was worried in the beginning, but the sharpness (of pain) I was feeling after that day in Seattle is gone.鈥
Trout hasn’t played since April 30, when he left the game against the Mariners with . He had two operations last year on the knee after tearing his meniscus.
After playing in all of the Angels’ first 29 games this season, Trout missed his ninth consecutive game Saturday night when Los Angeles hosted the Baltimore Orioles.
Trout has missed 387 of the Angels’ 646 games 鈥 almost 60% 鈥 since May 17, 2021, when he tore his calf muscle and was sidelined for the rest of that season.
He missed five weeks of the 2022 season with a back injury, and he missed half of the 2023 season after his hand was broken by a pitch. He missed all but 29 games last season, not even making it out of April healthy.
Trout’s current injury does not appear to be anywhere close to season-ending 鈥 and for by five years of injuries, that’s a huge relief.
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鈥淚 don鈥檛 have a day (for a return), but I feel great,鈥 Trout said. 鈥淚 feel good. Talking to the doctors, it鈥檚 kind of like a scab kind of thing. We鈥檙e just adding exercises each and every day, and (continuing) if it鈥檚 feeling good ... but (there’s) no soreness, so we鈥檒l keep progressing like that.鈥
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