Mike Trout opens spring training with mammoth grand slam

Mike Trout is already a rich man, having agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal on Wednesday, which set a new salary record for a pre-arbitration eligible player. But it may just be a matter of days before he upgrades to filthy rich man.

According to multiple outlets, including the initial report from Yahoo’s Jeff Passan, the Los Angeles Angels are contemplating an an extension for Trout with the rumored numbers ranging anywhere from $140 to $150 million over five or six years.

That’s a lot of dough. It’s also a lot for the 22-year-old Trout to contemplate as he prepares for his third season. But his mind was far away from the negotiating table when he stepped in with the bases loaded during the Angels Cactus League opener on Friday. Just ask Chicago Cubs hurler James McDonald, because it was his 2-0 fastball that Trout turned on and launched over the hill at Tempe Diablo Stadium for a mammoth grand slam. In fact, if the bushes lining the hill were in play, it would have been a 460-foot ground rule double.

Trout also added a run-scoring single in the second inning to help get the Angels offense off and running. They never looked back, demolishing the Cubs 15-3. And Mike Trout isn’t likely to look back either. Get ready for another season of MVP debates involving baseball’s phenom.

Related Posts

“[Greg Norman] Would Go Absolutely Apesh*t at Me”: Ex-Caddie, Who Claimed Tiger Woods Treated Him Like a “Slave”, Once Revealed

You might know Steve Williams as a former caddie for Tiger Woods. He was on Woods’s bag from 1999 to 2011. During their time together, Woods won 63 PGA…

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s golf league announces new recruit who will play defining role

TGL, the tech-infused golf league being pioneered by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will launch in just a few months and fans have been given a glimpse…

Amanda Balionis reveals she was left shaking over Tiger Woods interview which caused her to lose sleep

Amanda Balionis revealed that she was visibly shaking when she first interviewed Tiger Woods early into her days as a reporter for the PGA Tour. Speaking to Links Magazine, Balionis…

Tom Kim issues apology after criticism from golf fans for breaking unwritten PGA Tour rule

Tom Kim has issued an apology after the PGA Tour star was criticized for hitting his putter into a green during the final round of the FedEx…

‘Losing to [Phil Mickelson] Doesn’t Feel Very Good’: Tiger Woods Exposed Tense Equation With LIV Golfer Years Before Their Rift

In the field of golf, there is no doubt that one of the most exciting rivalries that has been witnessed is that between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Their rivalry…

Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning receives Tiger Woods text about hole-in-one

Dan Lanning recently made his first hole-in-one at the Pebble Beach Par-3 course. Dan Lanning and his Oregon football team will begin their 2024 season on August 31st at home…