All-Star Mike Trout To Miss 6-8 Weeks To Calf Strain

Los Angeles Angels All-Star Mike Trout has been placed on the injury list and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a calf strain.

“Angels announce OF Mike Trout has been placed on the 10-day IL with a calf strain,” the league wrote. ” The estimated return to play is 6-8 weeks.”

Trout sustained the injury in the first inning of Monday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. The injury occurred when Trout was running the base paths. Unfortunately, he landed wrong and pulled up limping. The All-Star was forced to exit the contest. After the game, Trout did not speak to reporters about the injury. Angels manager Joe Maddon discussed his reaction to the injury with reporters. “I saw nothing,” Maddon said. “I just looked up, and he was kind of limping to the third-base bag. I was wondering what happened.” On Tuesday, the All-Star was scheduled for an MRI and it confirmed that he did indeed suffer a calf strain injury.

With Trout being sidelined, it impacts the team in a massive way, as well as the American League MVP race. In just 36 games, the outfielder was hitting .333 with a 1.090 on-base plus slugging percentage. Trout was leading the majors with a .466 on-base percentage. Now that he will be gone for weeks, the MVP race is opening up to others.

The absence of Trout hurts the Angels, who are struggling this season. Los Angeles is currently 18-22, fourth in the AL West. The Angels are 5-5 in their last 10 games and winners of their last two. The team has been struggling despite having two MVP candidates in Trout and Shohei Ohtani.