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Mike Trout couldn’t help but round the bases at Yankee Stadium during the Los Angeles Angels’ four-game series, and he made history by doing so.
The future Hall of Famer crushed five home runs, including a blazing one in the Angels’ 11-4 victory Thursday afternoon, and had nine RBIs in the series, which Los Angeles shared with New York.
Trout, 34, entered the series with just two homers and seven RBIs this season, but he goes home this weekend looking like his best after what happened in the Bronx.
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Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY on April 13, 2025. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
He also returns with a bit of history as the first visiting player to hit a home run on four consecutive days at Yankee Stadium, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com.
Trout’s five home runs are also tied for the most in a single series against the Yankees. Only three others – George Bell, Darrell Evans and Jimmie Foxx – have done so in past seasons.
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Trout’s final home run was a solo blast that traveled 446 feet from Yankees reliever Angel Chivilli in the top of the seventh inning Thursday to make it a 7-4 game. Jo Adell’s grand slam later in the game allowed Los Angeles to tie the series in the end.
Before that, Trout started the Series with two homers and five RBIs in a wild Monday night contest that ended with the Yankees leaving. Aaron Judge also homered twice in the game, as did Trent Grisham, whose game-tying two-run blast in the ninth inning kept the Yankees’ hopes alive.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 15, 2026, in New York. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
But Trout and the Angels got the job done Tuesday night, and the veteran outfielder’s only hit was a solo homer. Then, in Wednesday night’s loss, Trout went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Yankee Stadium in general has been a nice place for Trout, a southern New Jersey native, as he hits .346 with 13 home runs during his career there. He’s also homered in five straight games against the Yankees if you include the Angels’ last meeting in 2025. That also took place at Yankee Stadium.
“He’s the greatest, greatest of all time,” Judge said of Trout after Monday’s game. “I know he’s had some bad injuries over the years, but to see himself in a better position again this year – every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts on a show. I hate to see that, but it’s fun to compete against a guy like that.”
As Judge mentioned, the Angels are just happy Trout is playing injury-free to start the season, and maybe this Yankees series allows him to hit his stride.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a three-run home run in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 13, 2026. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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The three-time league MVP will one day head to Cooperstown, but baseball fans still think about what could have been for his career if injuries hadn’t hampered him. Trout played in 130 games last season for the first time since 2019.
Now 10-10, the Angels hope they can get that result from Trout again in 2026. They are looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
