The star of the Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout, has had a long, winding, and dismal season. He took part in 81 of the team’s opening 87 games, although he struggled to produce at his typical level. He hacked.A strong season for almost any Major Leaguer would be 263/.369/.493/.862 with 18 home runs and 14 doubles, but it was unquestionably a down year for Trout.

Trout was then diagnosed with a 4–8 week recovery period for a fractured hamate bone in his left hand on July 3. It was anticipated that he would return in the latter half of that range, and on August 22, less than seven weeks after that, he finally arrived.

He acknowledged that he would play through pain, but he believed that given where the Angels were in the standings, it was important. Trout was put back on the injured list and put on a gradual ramp-up to a return after just one game. The Angels held onto the dream that Trout might play again this year, despite the fact that it was always an idealistic hope.

On Sunday, they put an end to that dream for good by moving Trout to the 60-day injured list, ending the disappointing and injury-plagued 2023 season. According to Jeff Fletcher of The O.C. Register, Angels manager Phil Nevin understands what Trout is going through and is just as sad as everyone else.

Nevin remarked, “I know it’s disappointing for him. He finds it frustrating. I’m not angry with him. Nobody wants to watch Mike Trout play more than we do. He assists us. He is among the best players there is. We missed him.

Another successive season for Trout that was cut short by injuries may now be added to the record. Since 2019, he hasn’t played more than 119 games in a season, and since 2018, he hasn’t played more than 134. He played more than 140 games the previous time it happened in 2016.

It is no longer reasonable to anticipate that Trout will play 160 games every season at the age of 32. However, he would still rank among the game’s most valuable players even if he just played 120 minutes.

What’s Next With Shohei Ohtani’s pending free agency, Trout is about to enter the most unsettled summer of his career. The Angels have reportedly shown a readiness to consider bids for the generational Hall of Fame-bound talent if Ohtani joins another team.