Angels' Mike Trout gets bold MVP prediction after Yankee Stadium dominance
An MVP-caliber resurgence for Mike Trout is possible this year.
Angels' Mike Trout gets bold MVP prediction after Yankee Stadium dominance originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Angels might not be postseason contenders this season, but there is plenty of reason to be excited about the 2026 season.
Jose Soriano looks like a Cy Young candidate, but that's not the only end-of-season award that the Angels might have someone in competition for. Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report , following Mike Trout's Yankee Stadium showcase, made a bold prediction that Trout will be an MVP candidate if he can do one thing: stay healthy. Mike Trout might be on MVP track once more "If Mike Trout stays healthy, he will compete for the AL MVP," Kelly writes.
"... We knew entering the season that he could still be a really good player, but at this stage of his career, it was fair to wonder whether MVP-level Trout was still in there. Well, the show that Trout put on last week at Yankee Stadium this past week answered that question.
" Trout's five-homer performance against the Yankees, which included hitting at least one home run in all four games of the series in New York, made multiple pieces of MLB and Yankee Stadium history. But, more importantly, it instilled confidence that the Angels outfielder, and future Hall of Famer, might be back and ready to contend for the AL MVP award. So far this season, through 22 games, Trout has put up 1.