The news of Mike Trout suffering a fractured bone in his wrist was difficult for the Los Angeles Angels and their fans to hear after the star centerfielder had been healthy for the first half of the season.
Trout was recently named to his 11th All-Star Game roster after posting a 137 wRC+ in 81 games including 18 home runs, 44 RBI, 54 runs scored and a 3.1 fWAR. Going into the Midsummer Classic was a big deal for the 31-year-old, but the injury put his season on hold.
After already undergoing surgery on Wednesday, Trout has a clear shot to return with limited time missed, via Jeff Fletcher of the O.C. Register:
Trout said he’d already heard from a few players who had gone through the same injury, which typically requires surgery to have the bone removed. After that, a player can return as soon as the pain is gone and the strength is restored.
Trout said “of course” he will return this year.
The positive side of this injury, if any, is the fast turnaround. Trout has missed a sizable chunk of time with various injuries in recent seasons, which makes this wrist issue all the more annoying:
“It’s really frustrating because my body’s feeling great,” Trout said. “Just getting the routine, staying with it, getting the treatment. My body’s feeling great and then just a freak thing happens.”
The Angels expect Trout to be back fairly soon, but with each recovery plan based on each person’s bounce-back time, they’ll have to wait and see. But with a large enough sample from athletes who have undergone the same injury, a decent blueprint is available, via Jeff Fletcher of the O.C. Register:
The timetable for recovery is at least four weeks, but in most cases, it requires six to eight weeks.
“It just remains to be seen, how Mike’s hand responds when he starts doing the treatments and his rehab,” Nevin said. “I know he’s anxious to get going. He was happy he could get this done right away so he can get back to the team as quick as possible.”
Trout was eager to play in this year’s All-Star Game, with a chance to shine at T-Mobile Park, where he performs so well. He’ll be on the shelf for at least a month, but thankfully the All-Star break shaves off a bit of that time.
Mike Trout’s running mate Shohei Ohtani had historic June
Ohtani recently won the American League Player of the Week for the week of June 17, and has done nothing but continue his run of ridiculous play.
Posting a 286 OPS+ with a .394/.492/.952 slash with 15 home runs. His performance at the plate shouldn’t cover up the 3.26 ERA across 30.1 innings pitched he posted on the mound. Ohtani is a unicorn, and achieved what only few players have in Major League history by his performance this past month.
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