Before this game even started, Mike Trout had long since changed his player’s weekend jersey from Kiiiiid to A. Cox. The Angels did their part by holding a moment of silence and a tribute to the late Aaron Cox before the game.
Mike Trout was back from an injury and a tragedy and while wearing his wife’s brother’s name on his back, stepped in for his first at bat of the game and took the first pitch deep to the left field wall - garnering himself a stand up triple. (Trout would also go on to log his major league leading 100th walk of the season and and single.