Trout bounces back from injury with 3 more hits and his 2nd career homer at Fenway Park

By: Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press Posted: 10:10 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 2, 2025

BOSTON (AP) — It hasn't taken Mike Trout long to regain his form after missing a month with a bruised left knee.

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BOSTON (AP) — It hasn't taken Mike Trout long to regain his form after missing a month with a bruised left knee.

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BOSTON (AP) — It hasn’t taken Mike Trout long to regain his form after missing a month with a bruised left knee.

Trout had three more hits on Monday night, including a 454-foot homer that was the longest at Fenway Park this year, in the Los Angeles Angels’ 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox — his second three-hit game in three starts since returning from the injured list on Friday.

“Anybody that knows Mike Trout shouldn’t be surprised,” Angels manager Ron Washington said. “Mike Trout can still do a lot of things that a lot of people can’t do. And he’s showing that.”

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout (27) watches his home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Trout hit a three-run homer in the first inning and singled in his next two at-bats. In the seventh, he grounded into a double play but said he had no problem with his left knee as he tried to beat the relay.

In all, the 11-time All-Star and three-time AL MVP is 8 for 14 since coming off the IL to raise his batting average from .179 to .225. It was only his second homer in 35 career games at Fenway Park.

Trout, 33, said he was able to work on his swing while he was out, though he was limited to 30-40 swings per day. The break helped him reset some bad habits he had developed, he said.

The three hits on Monday gave Trout 1,675 in his career and moved him into second place on the franchise list, surpassing Tim Salmon. Garret Anderson holds the Angels record with 2,368.

Zach Neto homered leading off the game, Trout added a three-run shot and Jo Adell put one over the Green Monster to make it 6-0 — all in the first. It was the first time in the 114-year history of Fenway Park that a visiting team has hit three homers in the first inning, according to MLB.com.

“Anytime you set records in a stadium like this, it’s pretty special,” Trout said. “It’s pretty crazy.”

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