No, Mike Trout said, he did not sign the richest contract in baseball history so he could assure himself some 50 plate appearances in Seattle each season.
But the games against the Mariners are a nice little bonus.
“I love hitting here,” the Angels’ star center fielder said Monday afternoon before his first game at rebranded T-Mobile Park. “I see the ball good. There’s not one thing that stands out, but I just love the ballpark. I love the city. Seattle is great. It’s one of my favorite road cities. The people are so nice and the stadium is great.