Mike Trout
Trout with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 27
Outfielder
Born: August 7, 1991 (age 25) Vineland, New Jersey
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 8, 2011, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.306
Hits	917
Home runs	168
Runs batted in	497
On-base percentage	.404
Runs	600
Stolen bases	143
Teams
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
5× All-Star (2012–2016) 2× AL MVP (2014, 2016) 5× Silver Slugger Award (2012–2016) AL Hank Aaron Award (2014) AL Rookie of the Year (2012) AL RBI leader (2014) AL stolen base leader (2012) 30–30 club (2012)

Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991), nicknamed The Millville Meteor, is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). Trout was the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2014 (finished second in 2012, 2013 and 2015), is a five-time All-Star, and a two-time All-Star Game MVP since becoming a regular player in 2012.

Trout was a first-round pick by the Angels in the 2009 MLB draft and made a brief major league appearance in 2011 as a teenager. He became a regular player for the Angels the subsequent season and won the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year Award unanimously. He is under contract with the Angels through 2020.

Trout's MLB performances have received praise from both the mainstream media and sabermetricians, and he is regarded as one of the most outstanding young players in the history of baseball, as well as one of the best current players in all of MLB.^[1][2][3][4] Trout has led the major leagues in wins above replacement (WAR) in four of his five full seasons (according to Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference.com).