TEMPE, Ariz. -- Los Angeles Angels oft-injured star Mike Trout is moving from center to right field in hopes of better preserving his health.
The three-time AL MVP played in 82 or fewer games in three of the past four seasons while dealing with an assortment of injuries. That doesn't include the 53 games he played in 2020 because that season was shortened to 60 games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trout approached the club about the position switch.
"I kind of threw everything on the table as in what's best for me bodywise to keep me on the field," he said Monday.