During the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-1 win over the New York Yankees on April 14th, Mike Trout made history again.
Yes, the Angels are 9-9, off to another average start, and have not made the playoffs since 2014. Yes, Mike Trout is 34 now and has not been an All-Star since 2023. And yes, they were coming off a heartbreaking loss against the Yankees, during which they were walked off, and fell victim to a pair of home runs from Aaron Judge.
None of that seemed to matter last night, as the Angels and Mike Trout turned in a historic performance.
What makes the Angels’ 7-1 victory historic was not just that the team belted five home runs. It was the way the home runs occurred.
Mike Trout Joins An Elite Group of Hitters
In the first inning with one out, Trout got the scoring going, blasting a solo home run against Yankees’ starter Ryan Weathers. Jo Adell followed him up with a solo home run of his own one batter later. Then, Jorge Soler added on with a third straight solo home run.
It was the sixth time in Trout’s 16-year career that he’s been a part of a back-to-back-to-back home run combination. Not many players can say they’ve done that.
In fact, according to Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, it places Trout tied atop the all-time leaderboard.
Since 1900, only four other players have been a part of six back-to-back-to-back sequences. That includes Hall of Famers Adrian Beltre, Frank Thomas, and the home run king, Hank Aaron, as well as J.D. Drew.
It is just another accolade to add to Trout’s historic, Hall-of-Fame-worthy career. If Trout plays a few more years, he could someday become the first player to be a part of seven back-to-back-to-back sequences.
J.D. Drew stands out as the oddity of the group, a one-time all-star who did not make it past one year on the Hall of Fame ballot. He was a good power hitter, with 242 career home runs to his name, but was nowhere near the level of Aaron, Thomas, Beltre, or Trout.
It goes to show that baseball is a random sport, where truly anything can happen.
Trout continues to move up the home run leaderboard
Trout’s home run in the first inning was his fifth of the season and the 409th of his career. He now moves into a tie with former Yankees first baseman Mark Texeira on the all-time leaderboard.
Trout is slashing .222/.388/.508, good for an .896 OPS. While his batting average remains low, consistent with his 2024 & 2025 slashlines, Trout is getting on base at the highest clip since 2021. That’s in large part thanks to his 15 walks, tied for third in the American League.
He’s already accumulated 1.0 bWAR in 17 games, which puts him on pace for a 9-WAR season. Of course, there’s a long way to go in the season, but if Trout can stay healthy and keep up this pace, it would be his first 9-win season since 2018, when a 26-year-old Trout finished second in MVP voting behind Mookie Betts.
Time will tell if Trout can return to the All-Star Game and MVP contention in 2026, but for now, he has earned himself another cool piece of baseball history.
Mike Trout Makes History Against New York Yankees