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Mike Trout couldn’t stop rounding the bases at Yankee Stadium during the Los Angeles Angels’ four-game sweep, and he made history by doing so.
The future Hall of Famer crushed five home runs, including a blast in the Angels’ 11-4 win Thursday afternoon, and tallied nine RBIs in the series Los Angeles shared with New York.
The 34-year-old Trout entered the series with just two home runs and seven RBIs on the season, but he’s heading home this weekend looking like his best self after what happened in the Bronx.
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Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY on April 13, 2025. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
He also returns with some history as the first visiting player to hit a home run four straight days at Yankee Stadium, per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs.
Trout’s five homers are also tied for the most in a single series against the Yankees. Only three others – George Bell, Darrell Evans and Jimmie Foxx – have done it in recent seasons.
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The most recent home run from Trout was a solo blast that drove 446 feet off Yankees reliever Angel Chivilli in the top of the seventh inning Thursday to make it a 7-4 game. Jo Adell’s grand slam later in the game opened it up for Los Angeles to eventually tie the series.
Before that, Trout started the series with two home runs and five RBIs in a wild Monday night contest that ended with the Yankees walking away. Aaron Judge also hit two home runs in the game, as did Trent Grisham, whose game-tying two-run blast in the ninth inning kept the Yankees’ hopes alive.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 15, 2026 in New York City. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
But Trout and the Angels got the job done Tuesday night, and the veteran outfielder’s only hit was a solo homer. Then, in Wednesday’s loss, Trout went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs.
Yankee Stadium has generally been a comfortable place for Trout, a South New Jersey native, as he is hitting .346 with 13 homers in his career there. He also homered in five straight games against the Yankees, if you include the Angels’ last meeting in 2025. That also took place at Yankee Stadium.
“He’s the greatest, the greatest ever,” Judge said of Trout after Monday’s game. “I know he’s had some tough injuries over the years, but to see himself back in a better place this year – every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts up a show. I hate to see it, but it’s fun to compete against a guy like that.”
As Judge mentioned, the Angels are just happy Trout is playing injury-free to start the season, and maybe this Yankees series has him hitting his stride.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a three-run home run in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City on April 13, 2026. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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The three-time major league MVP is headed to Cooperstown one day, but there are always thoughts among baseball fans about what might have been for his career had injuries not gotten in the way. Trout played 130 games last season for the first time since 2019.
Now 10-10, the Angels are hoping they can get that output from Trout once again in 2026. They’re looking to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
