MLB brings a lot of pressure from everywhere. Given the pressure, many young players fail to find their true selves and lose many precious years of their careers. But this is not the case with Mike Trout. The outfielder has dodged all the bullets in his career to become one of the consistent performers in the league. Being a star since his debut, the 11x All-Star has garnered multiple accolades in his decade-old career. Recently, while in an interview, the Angels’ star player focused on the same, revealing some true facts every player should know.

When asked about how he knew he’s The Mike Trout, he shared insight from his initial playing days. Which helped him grow every year and become one of the best players in the league.

Mike Trout knew about his true baseball strength since his rookie days!

MLB is a competitive sport, and it sometimes takes quite a time to understand the league. But many players adjusted to this from the start of their careers, and Mike Trout is one of them. Recently, Trout addressed the same situation during a conversation with Mookie Betts. The interviewer asked Trout when he realized his true self was a baseball player. Given that Trout has played for over a decade, the answer could have been anything, but he gave a simple but unique answer.

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Trout said, ” I think after my rookie year, I’d like to sit back and say, wow, man, this is crazy, man. But for me, it’s just like it’s just a baseball game, right?” Apart from treating every game as another baseball game, Trout stressed that self-confidence is also needed to become a better player. He shared, “And I still tell myself this when I walk on that field, and I go, before the game, look in the mirror, and like, I’m the best player on this field.”

The above notion seems true for Trout, who recently broke his biggest career slump with self-belief. Not only this, he has recovered from it and is having a great season.

Mike is on the rise again!

Mike had a tough start to the season, but it is now long gone. The $426 million star is averaging 0.260 with an OPS of 0.858 this season. He has scored 17 home runs and has 42 RBIs to his name. Continuing the same, Trout has scored seven runs in the last seven days with two home runs and three RBIs.

Given that he had a poor start to the season, this consistency seems unreal but can be equated to the confidence Trout has shown all his career.

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