Inspired by his Mike Trout hat, an Angels fan coolly barehanded a Nelson Cruz line-drive homer
The Angels employ
Because he's so good, the Angels fashioned a Trout cap complete with a stuffed Trout (as in, the fish) protruding from the center back in 2013:
Kevin Jepsen dons the Mike Trout Fish Hat that we're giving away at tonight's game. http://t.co/wwGqcd0lpc pic.twitter.com/0K40YRQf1H
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) June 18, 2013
Naturally, you can spot more than a few of them at any given Angels game, such as Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Mariners.
I mean, it's pretty easy to see this happening mere innings after Trout pulled this off in left-center:
MLB.com Real-Time Correspondent Derek Hernandez caught up with the fan, Adrian Flores of Santa Ana, Calif., who was at the game with Andrea Govea, also of Santa Ana, for the video atop this post and a photo-op with his prize:
Clearly, it was fate for this fan to wear his Trout cap and sit in this seat on this fateful evening. There's no doubt he's inspired by his hero's play. As we all are, every day and every night.
If only we all had the privilege of wearing that glorious hat.