The Angels need Mike Trout to be an iron man. Fortunately for them, he plans to play every game this season.
“That’s the goal,” he said.
Trout has played in 107 consecutive games, 45 this season.
He ranks as the most valuable player in the major leagues, based on the WAR (wins above replacement) statistic at fangraphs.com. He had a 3.0 WAR entering play Monday; no one else on the Angels had a WAR above 1.0.
Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles was the only major leaguer to play in every game last season.