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◆ Named both A.L. Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month for July…First A.L. position player to win both
awards in same month .
◆ Received American League Rookie of Month honors in May, June, July and August…Was first rookie to ever win
award in four consecutive months and first to receive honor four times in a season since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.
◆ Nominated for Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year.
PRIZED TROUT

Notable awards for Trout in 2012...
A.L. Rookie of the Year Angels Team MVP A.L. All-Star
Louisville Silver Slugger Baseball America’s Player of the Year Baseball America’s Rookie of the Year
Oscar Charleston Award (A.L.) A.L. Outstanding Rookie - Player’s Choice Awards Sporting News’ A.L. Rookie of the Year
BBWAA’s Angels Team MVP MLBPAA overall Heart and Hustle Award recipient Wilson’s Defensive Player of the Year
A.L. Player of the Month for July A.L .Rookie of the Month - May, June, July & Aug. Co-A.L .Player of the Week (June 10)

2011
◆ Had contract selected by Angels July 8 and made MLB debut as starting center fielder (0/3) that evening...At
age 19 years, 335 days, was youngest player to make MLB debut for Angels since May 30, 1971, when Andy
Hassler debuted at age 19 years, 224 days…Third-inning bunt single off Michael Pineda July 9 vs. Seattle marked
first Major League hit…RBI single in 6th July 15 at Oakland marked first career RBI...Hit first MLB HR (3-run) July
24 at Baltimore in front of several family members and friends in attendance from New Jersey...Two weeks shy
of his 20th birthday, became third teenager to homer for Angels, joining Ed Kirkpatrick and Aurelio Rodriguez.
◆ Hit two home runs August 30 at Seattle (2/4, 3 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI)…At 20 years and 23 days old, became youngest
Angel with two HR in a game (previously Tom Brunansky at 20 years, 234 days in 1981). trout
◆ Participated in the Arizona Fall League after season.
POSTSEASON SUMMARY
◆ Made postseason debut in 2014 vs. Kansas City...Started all three games in center field...Went 1-for-12 (.083)
with a home run, RBI and a run scored...Connected for solo home run in the first inning of Game 3...Gave the
Angels their only lead of series...At 23 years, 59 days old, became youngest Angel to homer in the postseason,
surpassing Dick Schofield’s previous mark of 23 years, 323 days (homered in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. Baltimore).
Division Series Totals
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2014— LAA, KC .083 3 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .267 0
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2011 Baseball America’s 2011 Minor League Player of Year...Sporting News’ Minor League Player of the Year...
Topps Double-A All-Star...Texas League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star...MiLB.com Organizational All-
Star...Arizona League Rising Stars Game...Baseball America Minor League All-Star...MLB Futures Game Selection.
◆ 2010 Midwest League Most Valuable Player...Prospect of the Year in both the California and Midwest Leagues...
Midwest League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star...MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Baseball America
Minor League All-Star...MLB Futures Game Selection...Topps Class-A All-Star...Selected to USA Baseball roster
for the Pan American Games/World Cup Qualifying Tournament.
◆ 2009 Arizona League Post-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 9, 2009...Selected by the Angels in the 1st round (25th overall) of the First-Year Player Draft .
◆ Mar . 28, 2014 . . . .Signed six-year extension with the Angels .
◆ Mar . 20, 2019 . . . .Signed 12-year extension with the Angels .
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Michael Nelson Trout...On Twitter: @MikeTrout.
◆ Was the focal point in MLB Network Presents documentary series, Mike Trout: Millville to MVP, which debuted in April
2017...In 2018, was the focus of an episode of ESPN’s E60.
◆ Is an avid hunter in offseason...Also enjoys fishing, golfing, table tennis (ping-pong) and weather forecasting.
◆ Active participant in the Angels Baseball Foundation’s monthly visits to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
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