Angels’ Trout bats leadoff for first time since 2020, homers in first at-bat against Orioles
Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout watches his pop flyout in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Carolyn Kaster]
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot. The slugger quickly obliged. Hitting leadoff for first time since 2020, Trout drove a fastball from Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez off the auxiliary scoreboard above the wall in right-center field in the first inning to give the Angels an early 1-0 lead. It was the sixth leadoff homer of Trout’s career and first since Sept. 28, 2012. Trout’s ninth home run of the season tied for the major league lead.
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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout, right, celebrates his home run with third base coach Eric Young Sr. during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
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