Mike Trout crushes fifth Yankee Stadium HR in four games
NEW YORK – Mike Trout’s final home run against the New York Yankees put him in rare company, and his deep action made history again at Yankee Stadium.
Trout scored for the fifth time in a four-game series Thursday, crushing a 446-foot drive in the seventh inning for the Los Angeles Angels in an 11-4 victory.
A three-time MVP, Trout joined Jimmie Foxx (1933), Darrell Evans (1985) and George Bell (1990) as the only players with five homers in a series against the Yankees, according to MLB researcher Sarah Langs.
Trout hit two home runs Monday before going deep again in the next two games. In the series finale Thursday, Trout drove a 2-2 slider from reliever Angel Chivilli halfway up the left field bleachers to give the Angels a 7-4 lead. The shot made Trout the first player to hit five home runs in a series in the Bronx.
“I heard that after the game,” Trout said. “It’s pretty surreal. All the great players that have come through here, so it’s pretty cool.”
“Honestly, it’s not surprising,” Los Angeles manager Kurt Suzuki said. “When you’re around Mike every day, there’s nothing you think he can’t do.”
Trout also became the first visiting player to homer on four consecutive days at what is now Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009.
Trout went 6 for 16 with five home runs and nine RBIs in the series. He also homered in his last five games at Yankee Stadium and had an intentional walk in his next plate appearance before Jo Adell hit a grand slam.
“At this point, it’s vintage Mike Trout,” Adell said. “When he’s healthy and feeling good, there’s nothing like it. It’s special. It’s one of a kind. So for all of us to have this experience, it’s special.”
“He’s amazing,” Suzuki said. “He really is. It’s been an incredible week for him.”
Trout is hitting .246 with seven homers and 16 RBIs. He is 9-for-27 (.333) with five homers and 13 RBIs on the Angels’ road trip, which coincides with him making a mechanical adjustment.
Trout’s career-high home run streak is seven games, spanning September 4-12, 2022. He has hit four consecutive home runs for the fourth time in his career.
Trout’s homer was part of a four-game series featuring four home runs by Yankees slugger Aaron Judge. Judge homered twice on Monday, again on Wednesday and went deep in the first inning of the series finale.
“He’s unreal,” designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton said after the Yankees lost for the seventh time in nine games. “Cool showing of him and Judgie all series. Obviously you don’t want that against us, but you have to recognize the greatness.”
According to the Elias Sports Office, this was the first time opposing players with multiple MVPs hit three or more home runs in the same series.
“It was an awesome show from those two,” Suzuki said.
