ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout has returned to the Los Angeles Angels' lineup after missing 38 games with a broken bone in his left hand.
The Angels activated Trout before they hosted the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.
Trout, 32, hasn't played since July 3, when he broke the hamate bone by fouling off a pitch in the eighth inning. He had surgery to repair the break, and he returned to the lineup seven weeks after the injury.
Trout is batting .263 with 18 homers, 44 RBIs and a .