At the tender age of 26, Mike Trout played in his seventh All-Star Game. He hit a home run in the game, and while he hits a lot of home runs, this one was notable for a couple of reasons. First, Jacob deGrom, who is one of the best pitchers in the baseball was pitching. The other is that it prompted Bryce Harper, who is not known for his lack of ego, to admit Trout is the best player in the Major League Baseball. Harper was giving an interview from the field when Trout hit his dinger, and you can hear his commentary in this video.
Mike Trout took to social media during the game and posted a selfie from the field with fellow American League All-Stars and MLBoyfriends, Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts.
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| I love this photo of Trout taking that pic because he looks little standing next to Aaron Judge--and Mookie Betts looks tiny. FYI: Trout is 6'2", 135lbs. |
On the very same day that Mike Trout was enthusiastically participating in the biggest promotional event in baseball, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said that Trout was not doing enough promotion.
“Mike has made decisions on what he wants to do, doesn’t want to do, how he wants to spend his free time or not spend his free time,” Manfred said in the hours before MLB’s All-Star Game at Nationals Park. “I think we could help him make his brand very big. But he has to make a decision to engage. It takes time and effort.”
Pretty much everyone including The Los Angeles Times, Deadspin, The New York Post, and even frickin' Gold Digest called bullshit on Manfred's comments. Even better, lots of folks took to social media to show why Mike Trout is not only the best player in baseball, he might be the best ambassador of baseball. Here's one of my favorite tweets:
A couple weeks ago at Camden Yards, I watched Trout pull a 6-year old out of the pregame crowd. He spent the next 15 minutes with the kid by his side during BP. Stretched with him, chatted with him. Even gave him his bat. Never seen anything like it. It looked like this. pic.twitter.com/eZhagoXeb4— Eddie Matz (@ESPNeddiematz) July 18, 2018
For more, check out the Twitter hashtag: #MikeTroutMoments. Or this post aptly titled "Here's a bunch of videos of Mike Trout doing nice things for kids" from the USA Today sports blog For The Win's weekly feature, "Mike Trout Mondays".
The Angels organization also spoke up in defense of their star player. Finally, Trout himself had a very classy response.
Even though Mike Trout was my MLBoyfriend just a few weeks ago, I had to show my support for him by giving him the title again this week. I know he's a big boy and can take care of himself, but if I don't stand up for my boos, who will take the title of MLBoyfriend seriously? Besides, I'm always happy to have an excuse to post lots of pictures of Mike.
Congratulations, Mike Trout! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week. Keep up the good work both on and off the field.
The Angels organization also spoke up in defense of their star player. Finally, Trout himself had a very classy response.
Today, the #Angels released the following statement on OF Mike Trout: pic.twitter.com/xFLURtZ4bT— Angels (@Angels) July 18, 2018
Even though Mike Trout was my MLBoyfriend just a few weeks ago, I had to show my support for him by giving him the title again this week. I know he's a big boy and can take care of himself, but if I don't stand up for my boos, who will take the title of MLBoyfriend seriously? Besides, I'm always happy to have an excuse to post lots of pictures of Mike.
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| Trout at the All-Star Game with José Altuve. |
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| Another look at Trout and Judge together. |
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| Celebrating his home run at the All-Star Game. |
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| As much as I love Mike Trout, I don't love the mohawk he's been sporting lately. So, here's an old pic where he looks even cuter with a buzz cut. |
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