But being the best doesn’t automatically make you the face of a sport — a la Tiger Woods, Tom Brady or LeBron James. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Trout doesn’t need the money — in his third season of a record 12-year contract worth a whopping $426.5 million — but he’s also taking a pass on some of the benefits of notoriety that endorsements provide, which will have an impact on his profile even beyond his playing days. “How can you be the face of the league if no one can ever see your face?” Hyatt says. But who’s to say the face of baseball has to be just one player? One face or many, there’s still the lingering question of how much stardom Trout really wants.

Source: thestar April 09, 2021 20:35 UTC