Both his team and his supporters are frustrated as three-time AL MVP Mike Trout is once again sidelined by an injury. This time, Trout will require surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, which will keep him out of action for several months. Angels manager Ron Washington reported that Trout broke down in tears as he talked about the setback.

Washington said to SiriusXM, “Of course, he was emotional because he prepared this winter to play a season and to get back to having fun, enjoying the game, and being who is.” “And he was on his way to doing that, you know, and then this freak thing happened.”

It would also hurt. Everyone was harmed by it. You know, there are things that occur in this game over which we have no influence. He’d trained to play, and the last thing he wanted to do was be hurt. His goal was to establish his identity as Mike Trout. He was en route to accomplish it.

Trout may have sustained the injury in a recent game against the Philadelphia Phillies, but he was unaware of it until the third inning when he started to experience left knee pain. What he believed to be a small injury turned out to be a major one, according to an MRI.

Trout has missed a large amount of games for a variety of reasons during the last three seasons. After a fantastic season debut in which he hit 10 home runs with a slash line of.220/.325/.541, this most recent setback occurred. It’s predicted that the Angels, who were already having problems, will struggle without their finest player.

But there’s no denying Mike Trout’s emotional toll. Despite being one of the world’s most skilled athletes, injuries have kept him off the field frequently.