Los Angeles Angels famous person middle fielder Mike Trout has been dominated as out for the rest of the 2024 season, normal supervisor Perry Minasian instructed reporters Thursday. Trout suffered one other torn meniscus in his surgically repaired left knee. A torn left meniscus initially despatched him to the injured listing on April 30.

“Since my preliminary surgical procedure on Might third to restore my meniscus, my rehabilitation proved longer and tougher than anticipated.
After months of arduous work, I used to be devastated yesterday when an MRI confirmed a tear in my meniscus that may require surgical procedure once more — ending my hopes of returning this season,” Trout stated in a press release Thursday. “Taking part in and competing is a large a part of my life. That is equally as heartbreaking and irritating for me as it’s for you, the followers. I perceive that I could have disenchanted many, however consider me, I’ll do every part I can to come back again even stronger. I’ll proceed to assist my group and teammates from the dugout as we press ahead into the second half of the season. Thanks in your assist.”

Trout began a minor-league rehab project final Tuesday with the Salt Lake Bees, the Angels’ Triple-A affiliate, however he exited the sport after one at-bat with soreness in his knee. He was scheduled to play 5 innings. Trout returned residence and had one other MRI, which the Angels stated got here again clear. It is unclear when the meniscus tear occurred.

Previous to this harm, Trout performed 29 video games and slashed .220/.325/.541 with 10 residence runs. Quite a lot of accidents have restricted Trout to solely 266 of 648 attainable video games from 2021-24, or 41%. That features solely 41 complete video games after the All-Star break in these 4 seasons mixed. Right here is Trout’s full harm historical past and listed here are his accidents since 2021:

If there may be any excellent news right here, it is that Trout has a protracted runway to get wholesome between now and subsequent spring coaching. Based on the Baseball Prospectus Restoration Database, gamers who tore their meniscus from 2022-23 missed 67 days, on common. Even with a slower, extra cautious rehab, Trout must be prepared effectively prematurely of spring coaching.

These accidents haven’t harm Trout’s Corridor of Fame probabilities — he’s a slam dunk, little question about it, first-ballot Corridor of Famer — however they’ve robbed us of seeing simply how excessive he would soar. Via 2020, his age-28 season, Trout hit 302 residence runs and racked up 74.3 WAR. Within the 4 years since, he is hit 76 homers and been value 11.8 WAR.

Reaching 500 residence runs and 100 WAR — solely 32 gamers have ever reached 100 WAR — will not be unimaginable at this level, simply most unlikely. Trout has misplaced a lot of his remaining peak years to harm and gamers often do not get more healthy as they get additional into their 30s. Trout doesn’t have one power harm that pops up each season. It is one thing new every year.

Trout, 33 subsequent week, is a profession .299/.410/.581 hitter in elements of 14 massive league seasons. He is a three-time MVP (2014, 2016, 2019), a four-time MVP runner-up (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018), and an 11-time All-Star. Even with the accidents, Trout is on the quick listing of the most effective gamers of his technology, if not the finest.

That is 12 months 6 of the 12-year, $426.5 million extension Trout signed in March 2019. The Angels owe him $35.45 million per 12 months from 2025-30.