ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout decided that having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee was a better alternative than postponing the procedure and being a designated hitter the rest of the season.
"It was an option they put out there. It would have been just maintaining the pain level of it," the Los Angeles Angels slugger said before Thursday's game against the Kansas City Royals. "The day I got the MRI and it showed that I was in a lot of pain. It would have been a tough road for the rest of the year to bear that.