“Hey, Ace,” television broadcaster Mark Gubicza said as the Angels center fielder took the field for a morning workout in Tempe Diablo Stadium on Saturday, a reference to the hole-in-one Trout notched on the 127-yard second hole at the Raven Golf Club in Phoenix on Friday.
“We talked about it in there,” Manager Mike Scioscia said, alluding to the daily morning meeting the Angels hold during spring training. “He’s buying two lunches for the team, one from In-and-Out, and we have some Dominican food coming.”
Trout, 25, is considered the best all-around player in baseball, his combination of power, speed, on-base ability, athleticism and defense leading to two American League most valuable player awards and three second-place MVP finishes in his first five full seasons.