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Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was hit by a pitch in Sunday’s game against the Seattle Mariners and was forced to leave, sparking fears among fans that he will have to miss time.
Fortunately for Trout and Angels fans, Los Angeles manager Kurt Suzuki said after the game that X-rays were negative and he would be day-to-day. Trout said he was concerned there were injuries because of how swollen his wrist became, but added he was “relieved” it wasn’t broken.
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout looks down as trainer Mike Frostad and manager Kurt Suzuki tend to him after he was hit by a pitch during the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California on April 5, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/AP)
Trout expressed some frustration with Mariners pitcher Casey Legumina.
Legumina threw the 94 mph fastball that hit Trout. The 11-time All-Star and three-time MVP was also hit by a pitch in Friday’s game from Bryan Woo’s sinker.
Trout said Mariners pitchers need to locate the zone better if they are to continue throwing inside.
“We know where they’re trying to get me out, fastballs up and in, so it’s just frustrating,” Trout said, via MLB.com. “You know, if you can’t control it up there, don’t do it. So it is what it is.”
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Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout reacts after being hit by a pitch during the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, Calif., on April 5, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/AP)
Suzuki brushed off any notion that there were bubbling tensions between the two clubs.
“Bullets slide,” the first-year manager said. “It’s baseball. Like I said the other night, it’s part of the game. Obviously, you don’t want him to get hit. Or see Mike get hurt. But at the same time, you understand, I was a catcher, that they try to get guys out.”
The Angels won the game, 8-7, in 11 innings.
Since 2021, Trout has been a bit of a mainstay on the injury list. He has only played more than 100 games twice since then and only played at least 130 games once – last season.
Through 10 games this year, Trout is hitting .212 with two home runs and three RBI.
Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout is hit by a pitch as Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus look on during the first inning of an opening day game in Anaheim, California, April 3, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
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