Jo Adell walked out of the batting cage and into the classroom on Tuesday afternoon.
Just as the Angels rookie outfielder finished up a pregame hitting session, Mike Trout showed up to dispense some subtle advice to his young teammate.
For the better part of 10 minutes, Trout (now 30 with three most valuable player awards) offered Adell (a 22-year-old with three career home runs entering the night) compliments and critique.
Trout was impressed by the former first-round pick’s improved discipline at the plate, an approach that had clearly improved since a poor debut season a year prior.