Mike Trout News Surfaces After Absence From Angels’ Lineup

Mike Trout News Surfaces After Absence From Angels’ Lineup originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has already played more games this season than he did in either of the last two years, but he has missed 26 contests. The 33-year-old is the poster child for elite players with the worst injury luck.

Trout has played 100-plus games in a season just once since the end of the 2019 campaign, including the pandemic-shortened 2020 schedule. He is on pace to surpass that this year, however. The veteran last reached 140 games played in 2018, and that total is out of reach this season as well.

On the bright side, Trout's 19 homers and 47 RBIs this year are the most he's had since 2022, when he had 40 homers and 80 RBIs in 119 contests. The likely future Hall of Famer has helped the Angels stay within 4 1/2 games of an AL wild card spot entering their game with the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

However, Trout will miss the game, via The Athletic's Sam Blum.

"Mike Trout is out tonight with an illness," he reported. "A bug is going around the team."

The designated hitter/right fielder played in all 26 of Los Angeles' games in July, slashing .247/.400/.495 with six homers and 16 RBIs. Catcher Travis d'Arnaud will take the designated hitter spot on Friday, while backup Gustavo Campero will bat ninth and play right field.

Mike Trout is out tonight with an illness. A bug is going around the team.

— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) August 1, 2025

Trout is an 11-time All-Star, three-time AL MVP, three-time All-MLB first-teamer and a nine-time Silver Slugger. He was also the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year.

The Angels selected Trout No. 25 overall in the 2009 MLB Draft, and he received his big-league call-up in 2011. However, his only playoff season was in 2014.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 2, 2025, where it first appeared.