It was Hall of Fame induction weekend a couple of weeks ago, and the Times’ Hall of Fame baseball writer reached out with a provocative question.
“Is Mike Trout still an automatic Hall of Famer?” Ross Newhan asked me.
Five years ago, you would have nodded so fast you might have resembled a bobblehead doll. On Thursday, when the Angels announced Trout would finish the season on the injured list because of a second meniscus tear in his left knee, you at least had to wonder.
Trout played 29 games this season.