The Los Angeles Angels activated All-Star center fielder Mike Trout from the 10-day injured list prior to Wednesday’s road game against the Texas Rangers.
Trout has been on the IL due to a right hamstring strain sustained on June 17 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Trout is batting second and serving as the designated hitter on Wednesday.
The activation puts Trout in line to play in the All-Star Game on July 14 in Philadelphia. The contest holds extra importance to Trout since Philadelphia is located roughly 45 miles from his hometown of Millville, N.J.
Trout is a 12-time All-Star but he hasn’t taken the field in the Midsummer Classic since 2019 due to a series of injuries. He is 7-for-17 (.412) with two homers, two doubles and four RBIs in seven appearances and is the only player to be named All-Star MVP (2014-15) in back-to-back years.
As for the contest against Arizona, Trout said the injury happened while he was running the bases.
Trout had played in 74 of 75 games this season prior to the setback against the Diamondbacks. He is batting .234 with 17 homers and 36 RBIs.
The three-time American League MVP has 421 homers, 1,054 RBIs and 221 steals in 1,722 games over 16 seasons with the Angels. He has a career slash line of .291/.406/.566.
The Angels designated infielder Donovan Walton for assignment in a corresponding move. The 32-year-old was batting .319 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 32 games.
Overall, Walton has played in 104 games for four teams in parts of seven seasons since 2019. He has a .218 average with seven homers and 35 RBIs.
