Mike Trout's torrid Angels series vs Yankees ends in historic fashion after he blasts fifth home run

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Mike Trout couldn’t halt rounding the bases astatine Yankee Stadium during the Los Angeles Angels’ four-game series, and helium made past doing so.

The aboriginal Hall of Famer crushed 5 location runs, including a blast successful the Angels’ 11-4 triumph Thursday afternoon, and tallied 9 RBIs successful the series, which Los Angeles divided with New York.

The 34-year-old Trout entered the bid with lone 2 location runs and 7 RBIs connected the season, but he’s heading backmost location this play looking similar his premier aforesaid aft what transpired successful the Bronx.

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Mike Trout wearing Los Angeles Angels azygous   lasting  astatine  Yankee Stadium

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels earlier a crippled against the New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium successful the Bronx, N.Y., April 13, 2025. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)

He besides heads backmost with immoderate past arsenic the archetypal visiting subordinate to deed a location tally 4 consecutive days astatine Yankee Stadium, according to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs.

Trout’s 5 homers are besides tied for the astir successful a azygous bid against the Yankees. Only 3 others — George Bell, Darrell Evans and Jimmie Foxx — person done truthful successful past seasons.

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The latest location tally from Trout was a solo blast that traveled 446 feet disconnected Yankees reliever Angel Chivilli successful the apical of the seventh inning Thursday to marque it a 7-4 game. Jo Adell’s expansive slam aboriginal successful the crippled blew it unfastened for Los Angeles to adjacent the bid successful the end.

Before that, Trout kicked disconnected the bid with 2 location runs and 5 RBIs successful a chaotic Monday nighttime contention that ended with the Yankees walking it off. Aaron Judge besides belted 2 location runs successful the game, arsenic did Trent Grisham, whose game-tying two-run blast successful the ninth inning kept the Yankees’ hopes alive.

Mike Trout hitting a two-run location  tally  astatine  Yankee Stadium.

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run location tally during the 5th inning against the New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium April 15, 2026, successful New York City.  (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

But Trout and the Angels got the occupation done Tuesday night, and the seasoned outfielder’s lone deed was a solo homer. Then, successful Wednesday night’s loss, Trout went 2-for-4 with a homer and 2 RBIs.

Yankee Stadium successful wide has been a pleasant spot for Trout, a South New Jersey native, arsenic he’s hitting .346 with 13 homers successful his vocation there. He besides homered successful 5 consecutive games against the Yankees if you see the Angels’ past gathering successful 2025. That besides took spot successful Yankee Stadium.

"He’s the greatest, the top of each time," Judge said of Trout aft Monday’s game. "I cognize he’s had immoderate pugnacious injuries implicit the years, but to spot himself backmost successful a amended spot this twelvemonth – each clip helium comes to the Bronx, man, helium puts connected a show. I hatred to spot it, but it’s amusive competing against a feline similar that."

As Judge mentioned, the Angels are conscionable blessed Trout is playing injury-free to commencement the season, and possibly this Yankees bid has him hitting his stride.

Mike Trout hitting a three-run location  tally  astatine  Yankee Stadium

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a three-run location tally successful the sixth inning against the New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium successful New York City connected April 13, 2026. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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The three-time league MVP is heading to Cooperstown 1 day, but determination is ever the thought among shot fans astir what could’ve been for his vocation had injuries not gotten successful the way. Trout played 130 games past play for the archetypal clip since 2019.

Now 10-10, the Angels are hoping they tin get that output from Trout erstwhile much successful 2026. They’re looking to get backmost to the playoffs for the archetypal clip since 2014.  

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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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