NEW YORK – Not satisfied after going deep twice in an epic showdown against fellow three-time American League MVP Award winner Aaron Judge on Monday night, Angels superstar Mike Trout opened Tuesday’s game with a one-out solo blast off lefty Ryan Weathers in the first inning.
It marked the third straight at-bat with a homer for Trout and also started a streak of three straight homers for the Angels, as Jo Adell and Jorge Soler each followed with a solo shot. It was the first time the Angels hit back-to-back-to-back homers since Trout, Brandon Drury and Matt Thaiss accomplished the feat on June 24, 2023 at Colorado.
Trout, an 11-time All-Star, has been heating up at the plate after making a slight mechanical change in his setup. Starting on Friday in Cincinnati, Trout implemented more of a back tap of his back foot before starting his swing, much like he did at the end of last year when he finished on a hot streak.
Trout jumped all over a 2-1 fastball from Weathers and crushed it 110.1 mph off the bat. It traveled a projected 432 feet to center field, per Statcast. It was the fifth homer of the year for the 34-year-old.
It was also career homer No. 409 for Trout to tie him with Mark Teixeira for 57th on the all-time list. Coincidentally, when the Angels lost Teixeira via free agency to the Yankees prior to the 2009 season, they received a compensatory Draft pick they used to select Trout in the '09 Draft.
Adell followed with his second homer of the season. It also wasn't a cheapie, as it had an exit velocity of 110.5 mph and went a Statcast-projected 445 feet.
Soler made it three in a row with his fifth homer of the season, smacking it 104 mph off the bat and traveling a Statcast-projected 399 feet to give the Angels an early three-run cushion.
Trout was involved in a back-to-back-to-back home run sequence for the sixth time in his career. That tied Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew for the most such instances by a player during at least the Expansion Era (since 1961), per the Elias Sports Bureau.