Mike Trout is generally acknowledged as the best player in baseball, though you’d never know it by the lack of promotion MLB gives him. If he retired right now, he’d probably be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, even though he’s played just nine MLB seasons. The numbers and dominance are that good.
Which is why this statement by the Angels superstar ought to give MLB moguls pause:
“Honestly, I still don’t feel comfortable with the baby coming,” Trout said via Zoom. “Obviously with the baby coming there’s a lot of stuff going through my mind right now, my wife’s mind, my family.