WASHINGTON -- Mike Trout watched as Bryce Harper injured his left knee slipping on a base and remembered his own experience.
The Los Angeles Angels' center fielder jammed his left thumb sliding into a bag in late May and missed six weeks with a torn ligament . He's glad the Washington Nationals' star outfielder avoided ligament damage and won't be out for the rest of the season because of a bone bruise.
"It's good for baseball," Trout said Tuesday. "You see a guy do that, it's scary. You think of the worst.