Names like LeBron James, Tom Brady, Serena Williams, and Simone Biles glow bright enough during a solar eclipse to blind your grandma in the star-studded galaxy of sports.

Eight-time All-Star and true baseball superstar Mike Trout ought to be right up there with them. But when it comes to general public recognition, he’s frequently been harder to find than a Yeti on Tinder.

“I would hear that all the time. “Well, Trout, he doesn’t put himself out there,” others would remark. He and I discussed making an E60 for a few years, and when we finally got around to it, he was really easy to get along with. We recorded a section fifteen minutes prior to kickoff, and we are conducting interviews with his family. He accepted every offer. – The Sports Media Podcast with Buster Olney

Therefore, Trout isn’t really hiding with Bigfoot in a cave. If you ask nicely, he’ll probably sign your aunt’s copy of “Baseball’s Greatest Beards” and be available for interviews and picture ops. So what gives?

The issue is that the Angels have become irrelevant in postseason discussions. Look, we would see Derek Jeter every October because he was participating in so many postseason games, even though I doubt anyone would rank him among the top three players of his generation. I genuinely blame the Angels because Trout, in my opinion, would have flourished in the postseason if he had played there more. – The Sports Media Podcast with Buster Olney

Ah, so it’s the Angels’ fault and not Mike Trout’s post-game dance. Since Trout joined the Halos in 2011, they haven’t exactly been October regulars. Their lone postseason appearance came in 2014, which is about as uncommon as discovering a unicorn in your garage. And what do you know? They were tossed around more quickly than a beach ball during a Nickelback show.

With Trout signed with the Angels through 2030, fans can expect many summers filled with his heroics in Anaheim. The postseason will always be as elusive as a good cup of coffee on a Monday morning.