{"id":27957,"date":"2024-02-20T20:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/angels-mike-trout-i-think-the-easy-way-out-is-to-ask-for-a-trade\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T20:09:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:39:02","slug":"angels-mike-trout-i-think-the-easy-way-out-is-to-ask-for-a-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/angels-mike-trout-i-think-the-easy-way-out-is-to-ask-for-a-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels&#8217; Mike Trout: &#8216;I think the easy way out is to ask for a trade&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/p>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is determined to stick with the team \u2013 at least through the end of his contract \u2013 and is not looking to be traded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Trout has spent his entire career with the Angels and is in the sixth year of a 12-year, $426.5 million contract he signed in March 2019. While the outfielder is considered one of the best players of this generation, he has only played three games in one playoff appearance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/343\/192\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/686\/384\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/672\/378\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1344\/756\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/931\/523\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1862\/1046\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/720\/405\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440\/810\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mike Trout works out\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Los Angeles Angles&#8217; Mike Trout leaves the batting cages during a baseball spring training workout on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Tempe, Arizona.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New Jersey native said on Monday he was not interested in &#8220;taking the easy way out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the easy way out is to ask for a trade,&#8221; Trout said, via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamBlum3\/status\/1759608575834693822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Athletic<\/a>. &#8220;There might be a time, maybe. I really haven\u2019t thought about this. When I signed that contract, I\u2019m loyal. I want to win a championship here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The overall picture of winning a championship or getting to the playoffs here is the bigger satisfaction than bailing out or taking the easy way out. I think that\u2019s been my mindset. Maybe down the road, if some things change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANGELS&#8217; ANTHONY RENDON SAYS FAITH AND FAMILY ARE BIGGER PRIORITY THAN BASEBALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/343\/192\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/686\/384\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/672\/378\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1344\/756\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/931\/523\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1862\/1046\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/720\/405\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440\/810\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/Mike-Trout3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mike Trout runs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Los Angeles Angels&#8217; Mike Trout smiles as he rounds third after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, July 2, 2023 in Anaheim, California.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill, File)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Angels\u2019 championship window may have closed when the team lost Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency. Most of their window also depends on Trout\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>Trout has only played at least 150 games four times in 13 years, not including the 2020 pandemic-impacted season. Last year, he played 82 games and hit .263 with a .858 OPS and 18 home runs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/343\/192\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/686\/384\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/672\/378\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1344\/756\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/931\/523\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1862\/1046\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/720\/405\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1440\/810\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1200\/675\/Mike-Trout.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Mike Trout works out\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Los Angeles Angles&#8217; Mike Trout leaves the batting cages during a baseball spring training workout on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 in Tempe, Arizona.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles finished 73-89 last season.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong> <u>sports coverage on X<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong> and subscribe to<\/strong><\/i><i><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Join Fox News for access to this content Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account! 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