Mike Trout hit two home runs in a game against the Yankees, but the Angels lost 11-10. Despite his individual success, Trout has only participated in one postseason series during his career due to the team's overall performance.
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Mike Trout turned back the clock on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
Despite that, though, he found himself in a very familiar place to where he'd been many times before with the Los Angeles Angels.
Trout slugged two home runs, but the Angels lost, 11-10.
That's the story of his career, isn't it? Trout is one of the all-time great players in baseball history, yet he's appeared in a lone postseason series (2014) because the Angels have never been good enough around him.
It's one of the biggest bummers of this era of baseball. Trout has played in so few truly meaningful baseball games that a whole swath of fans have only gotten to see him in highlights or occasional national broadcasts.
Monday night was a chance for some more notice just by the simple fact that the Angels were taking on the Yankees in the Bronx.
Trout took much of the stage for himself, matching two-homer nights for New York stars Aaron Judge and Trent Grisham.
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It appeared Trout's second blast might do the trick, an obliterated two-run shot to dead center that gave the Angels a 10-8 lead late.
But in the bottom of the ninth, the Angels' bullpen allowed three runs and let the Yankees win the game.
Trout, who looks healthier this season than he has in years, could likely only shake his head. What's a guy to do?
Baseball is a team sport, yes, but so many moments are decided by individuals, with other players at a given time having pretty much no control over what happens.
That's the story of Trout's career, and it was the story for him on Monday night in the Bronx, too.
Mike Trout hit two home runs in the game against the Yankees.
Despite being one of the all-time great players, Mike Trout has only appeared in one postseason series due to the Angels' lack of overall team success.
Mike Trout last participated in a postseason series in 2014.
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