Trout, the Angels’ center fielder and the best player in baseball, is expected to sit out six to eight weeks after thumb surgery last Wednesday. No position player has won an MVP award with so few games, with the exception of seasons interrupted by strike. And that would again trigger the question of whether the best player is the most valuable, this year in the context of games played. That might be the case with Mike if he misses 50 games.”Said Angels reliever Huston Street: “Games played does absolutely matter. “Hopefully, he’ll pick up exactly where we left off,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 03, 2017 22:52 UTC