TROUT’S TAB JUST THE TIP OF MLB’S $187 MILLION IN INJURY LOSSES

By Barry Bloom

As Mike Trout motored into third base during the first inning on Monday night at Angel Stadium, he knew he was in big trouble.

“When I put my head down I thought I got hit by the ball, I thought I got hit by a line drive,” he recalled. “Then I got to the bag, and I said, ‘Man, something’s not right.’”

Trout felt a pop in his right calf and immediately left the game. An MRI on Tuesday revealed the expected results: Major League Baseball’s best player is out for potentially two months, making his presence at the annual All-Star Game, set for July 13 in Denver, questionable at best.

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