Mike Trout suffered a right-wrist injury on an awkward feet-first slide into third base Wednesday night and did not play in a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Trout, who started 108 of the team’s first 109 games, 94 in center field and 14 at designated hitter, said he did not test the wrist by trying to swing a bat on Thursday. He received treatment all game. Though he said he felt better afterward, he seemed questionable for Friday night’s game at Cleveland.
As difficult as it is for the Angels to absorb the loss of baseball’s best all-around player for even one day, the news could have been worse: An X-ray and MRI test revealed only inflammation, with no broken bones or torn ligaments.