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Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout was hit by a pitch during Sunday’s game against the Seattle Mariners and was forced to leave, leading fans to fear he might have to miss time.
Fortunately, for Trout and Angels fans, Los Angeles manager Kurt Suzuki said after the game that the x-rays were negative and it would be negative day to day. Trout said he was concerned there would be damage due to swelling in his wrist, but added he was “relieved” it wasn’t broken.
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Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels watches as manager Mike Frostad and head coach Kurt Suzuki tend to him after he was hit by a pitch during the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California on April 5, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/AP)
Trout expressed some frustration with Mariners pitcher Casey Legumina.
Legumina threw the 94 mph fastball that hit Trout. The 11-time All-Star and three-time MVP was also hit by a pitch during Friday’s game from Bryan Woo’s sinker.
Trout said Mariners pitchers need to do a better job of locating the zone if they want to continue throwing inside.
“We know where they’re trying to get me out, get fastballs up and in, so it’s just frustrating,” Trout said via MLB.com. “You know, if you can’t control it up there, you shouldn’t be doing it. So that’s the way it is.”
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Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels reacts after being hit by a pitch during the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California on April 5, 2026. (Jessie Alcheh/AP)
Suzuki dismissed any notion of simmering tensions between the two clubs.
“Balls are sliding,” the first-year manager said. “It’s baseball. Like I said the other night, it’s part of the game. Obviously you don’t want him to get hit. Or see Mike get hurt. But at the same time, you understand, I was a catcher, that they’re trying to get guys out.”
The Angels won the game 8-7 in 11 innings.
Since 2021, Trout has been a bit of a mainstay on the injured list. Since then, he has only played over 100 games twice and only at least 130 games once – last season.
Through 10 games this year, Trout hit .212 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels is hit by a pitch as Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus look on during the first inning of a home opener in Anaheim, California, April 3, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
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