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Yankees weigh in on Mike Trout's historic power-hitting series: 'He’s an all-time great'
TL;DR
Mike Trout made history by hitting home runs in four consecutive games against the Yankees, becoming the first visiting player to do so in the Bronx. He finished the series with five home runs and nine RBIs.
Key points
- Mike Trout hit home runs in four consecutive games against the Yankees.
- He is the first visiting player to achieve this feat in the Bronx.
- Trout hit five home runs and drove in nine runs in the series.
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The Yankees fell to the Angels by a score of 11-4 on Thursday afternoon, and while the two teams ended up splitting the four-game series, Mike Trout did something that no visiting player has done in the Bronx.
Ever.
Trout demolished a solo home run off of reliever Angel Chivilli in the seventh inning. With that blast, he became the first visiting player ever to hit home runs on four consecutive days against the Yankees (h/t Sarah Langs).
“It means a lot,” Trout told FanDuel Sports Network West after the game. “Obviously, there’s been a lot of great players who have played here. It’s awesome.”
Trout, a three-time MVP and 11-time All-Star, has seen injury issues derail him over the past few seasons, but he was in vintage Mike Trout mode in this series, hitting five home runs and driving in nine.
“He’s not chasing, and he’s deadly in some certain parts of the zone,” Aaron Boone said after the game. “Chivilli, really the entire at-bat against him I thought executed pretty well, and then all of a sudden he goes back to that changeup and he hammers it. Look, he’s clearly healthy and he’s an all-time great... Hurt us this series.
“There are some places that you can go to execute against him, but we weren’t able to do that enough this series.”
“It’s great to see a guy like him…. Obviously not against us, but he’s one of the greatest in this spot and he’s showing it,” added Jose Caballero. “Congrats to him, he’s amazing.”
And while Trout was putting on a tremendous power display, Yankees captain Aaron Judge was nearly just as incredible, hitting four homers of his own while driving in five.
In the first game of the series on Monday, both Trout and Judge homered twice each.
“Yeah, it was really fun,” Trout said. “That first game set it off… It was a fun series.”
“It was a cool, cool showing from him and Judgey all series,” said Giancarlo Stanton, who also homered on Thursday. “Obviously, we don’t want that against us, but you’ve got to acknowledge the great. It was a deciding factor today, so not what we want, but obviously a great talent.”
Q&A
What record did Mike Trout set against the Yankees?
Mike Trout became the first visiting player to hit home runs on four consecutive days against the Yankees.
How many home runs did Mike Trout hit in the series against the Yankees?
Mike Trout hit five home runs during the four-game series against the Yankees.
What did Mike Trout say about his achievement in the Bronx?
Mike Trout expressed that hitting home runs in the Bronx means a lot to him, acknowledging the great players who have played there.
