LOS ANGELES >> Day by day, night by night, center fielder Mike Trout continues to make progress in his rehabilitation and recovery from left thumb ligament surgery. He’s hitting off a tee and soon he’ll move to soft toss and then graduate to live batting practice.
How long it takes, how quickly he moves from one level to the next, remains uncertain, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Monday. It could be sooner rather than later, and the Angels continue to expect Trout back in their lineup at some point at or near the All-Star break.
“He’s felt good in every step he’s had so far,” Scioscia said before the Angels faced the Dodgers in the first game of a four-game Freeway Series, with the first two at Dodger Stadium.