"I really believe that every year, every game, every day, he is looking to be better," Angels bench coach Dino Ebel said. "There's never a day, for me, that goes by and he's like, 'Hey, I'm Mike Trout. I'm just showing up and playing tonight.' No. It's, 'I have to do something today to help my team win; I have to get better in this category.' That's who he is. That's what I'm seeing."
Trout's 3.1 fWAR on Tuesday trailed only Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, with a score of 3.8. Trout is on pace for an 11.