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Mike Trout Blasts 300th Career Home Run, Becomes Angels' Franchise Leader

Move over, King Fish—there's a new fish in town.

Angels center fielder Mike Trout hit his 300th career home run Saturday, breaking a tie with Tim Salmon for the Angels' all-time leader.

The home run gave Trout 15 on the season, giving him the major league lead. He entered the day tied with Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. at 14.

Trout, 29, reaches the 300 home run mark in his 1,235th game, 433 games fewer than it took Salmon to hit 299. He's the 151st player to reach the 300-home run milestone, and is 11th among active players in career home runs.