The Los Angeles Angels commended Mike Trout for "prioritizing his personal values over commercial self-promotion" on Wednesday, a day after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said that the outfielder would be an even bigger star if he would spend more time marketing himself.
Trout responded to Manfred's comments after exiting Tuesday night's All-Star Game in which he hit a home run in the American League's 8-6 victory, saying, "I do as much as I can. But it's a long baseball season. I got to pick and choose when I want to do things and go from there.