With almost every baseball that gets thrown, a new record is made. The ten times MLB All-Star player Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels have had seven home runs in consecutive games.?
Having made his MLB debut in 2011, he is an eight-time winner of the Silver Slugger Award. In addition to this, he also is a three times American League Most Valuable Player and also won the 2012 Rookie of the Year award.?
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After making seven homers in seven games, Trout is already tied with many elite players. If he makes another home run in the next game, he will be tying up with The Hit Man.
Who is the Hit Man that Mike Trout will get tied with?
As soon as Prince Fish hits another home run in tonight’s game, he will be tying up with none other than the Yankees legend Donald Arthur ‘hit man’ Mattingly.?
most consecutive games with a HR:
1993 Ken Griffey Jr: 8
1987 Don Mattingly: 8
1956 Dale Long: 8
2022 Mike Trout: 7 *ACTIVE STREAK*
2021 Joey Votto: 7
2018 Kendrys Morales: 7
2006 Kevin Mench: 7
2004 Barry Bonds: 7
2002 Jim Thome: 7 https://t.co/zaX4IE9sIi— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) September 12, 2022
Not only Mattingly but Trout will also be tying up with Pittsburgh Pirates’ first baseman, Dale Long,?who hit 8 home runs in 8 consecutive games in the 1956 season.?
With Mattingly and Long, there is one other player the Prince Fish will be tying up with. He is the former outfielder Ken Griffith ‘the kid’ junior.
As per the author Chris Doyle,?“Legends are made, not born.”
These players were not born who they are right now, but they worked hard enough to reach the top.?
How is Trout playing this season?
Earlier this year, Trout got diagnosed with a rare back condition, known as costovertebral dysfunction at T5 in his spine. This kept him out of the lineup from July 12.?
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While the team awaited his return, he focused on getting better. He met with a spine specialist Dr. Robert Watkins, after which he became optimistic to come back on the field and play.?
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After a month of recovery, Trout got back in the ballpark and is on his way to making another record.?