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How one rainy day caused Arizona Diamondbacks to pass on Mike Trout in the 2009 draft

If not for one rainy day on Long Island in the spring of 2009, there is a good chance Mike Trout would have ended up with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The latest episode of MLB's new podcast "Full Account" details the story of how Trout, now widely considered the best player in baseball, lasted until pick No. 25 of the 2009 draft.

A full decade removed, there are now 21 teams lamenting their failure to select Trout. Many teams will tell you how close they were to taking Trout, but perhaps none was in better position to do so than the Diamondbacks.