Every year a handful of players succumb to a thumb, finger, hand or wrist injury sustained during a head-first slide; this year, it just so happens that the reigning AL MVP is among the victims.
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout, regarded as perhaps the best player in baseball, is on the DL for the first time in his career after tearing the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his left thumb. It is not only the Angels who are grieving, but all of Major League Baseball, as one of the most recognizable faces in the sport is forced to the sidelines for an extended absence.