KANSAS CITY -- It was only a matter of time before Mike Trout determined the time was right Sunday to break another club record. With his towering two-run homer to left field in the first inning against the Royals, Trout notched his 797th extra-base hit in an Angels uniform.
The Trout homer came immediately after Zach Neto opened the game with a single off Seth Lugo. The big blow by Trout moved him past Garret Anderson, another Angels legend who passed away recently from acute necrotizing pancreatitis.
Trout, who turns 35 on Aug. 7, is in his 16th year with the Angels. In the opening game of the weekend series in Kansas City, Trout broke the club record for most games played at a position with his 1,367th game in center field.
Trout’s record-breaking homer was his 9th this season. It came on a 1-0 pitch with an exit velocity of 100 mph. He becomes the third active player who leads a franchise all-time in extra-base hits, joining José Ramírez (Guardians) and Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins).