CHICAGO (AP) – Mike Trout is likely to make the year. The same goes for Jo Adell, another talented Los Angeles Angels camper.
Manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday he would be very surprised if Trout returned to play this season. The three-time AL MVP injured his right calf running the bases on May 17 and had a setback last month, but has left open the possibility of returning this year.
Adell was on the injured list for ten days after he was injured when he crashed into the wall on the left as he tried to grab Garrett Stubbs ‘RBI double in the ninth inning of the Angels’ 4-2 victory. in Houston Saturday night.
He touched the back of his head to the wall of the play, but the team said he had left abdominal tension.
“On the left side of his body, he feels something where he can’t turn or spin the bat, and that’s just about it,” Maddon said.
The Angels quarterback is down 17 games after beating the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Wednesday night. While leaving open the possibility that Adell could return, Maddon said “it would be hard to imagine.”
Adell, 22, was selected by Los Angeles with the No. 10 pick in the 2017 amateur draft. He made his league debut last year, hitting 0.161 in 38 games, but this season showed more flashes of his potential. .
Adell had three hits and three RBIs in his season debut with the Angels on August 3rd. He is batting .246 with four homers and 26 RBI in 35 games.
“A wonderful improvement in much of his game,” Maddon said. “Any part could be taken and there are improvements.”
Trout has been trying to get back this year, but experienced calf pain after directing the bases on August 28th. A laugh Maddon called his comments about Trout an “unofficial statement,” that he didn’t want to jump in front of the star slugger by excluding him, but indicated that he didn’t have enough time to play again.
“I see him doing his job and it has been the same. The man is so eager to be out there, ”Maddon said. “You look at it every night in the cavity, it’s on all the playing fields. My God, it is in all fields. Come and discuss things with me during the game. He is absolutely committed. ”
Infielder Jose Rojas was removed from Triple-A Salt Lake to replace Adell on the roster. Rojas is hitting .211 with four homers and 10 RBIs in 46 games with Los Angeles this season.