How Pokemon cards with Mike Trout helped Zach Neto break out of his slump
This ended up being the perfect solution.
How Pokemon cards with Mike Trout helped Zach Neto break out of his slump originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Zach Neto needed a way to break out of his slump.
His Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout had an idea: Pokemon cards. Trout decided Tuesday that the two of them should open some cards before their game against the Chicago White Sox . It went well -- Neto pulled a Charizard.
And then the game went well, too. Neto homered. Trout homered.
And the Angels won 4-3. This is how MLB. com's Rhett Bollinger reported the action after the game: Zach Neto said he got out of his slump after opening Pokémon cards with Mike Trout pregame to get his mind off things.