It doesn’t really matter how old you are or how long you’ve been following baseball. Inevitably, there will be a player who gets you excited about the game more than others. When your favorite player is a superstar, like Mike Trout or Francisco Lindor, it’s a bit easier since their on-field performance usually justifies the excitement felt by fans. At this point, if someone told me their favorite player was either of those two players (or any number of other veteran stars around the league), I would believe them.
For me, my first “favorite player” was Jason Kipnis.