Today’s Mike Trout home run came in the middle of his rookie season, in the middle of the first month in which Trout was named American League Player of the Month.
On July 19, 2012 the Angels were in Detroit, the final game of a four-game series on getaway day against the Tigers.
Trout struck out against Max Scherzer in the first and third innings, but led off the sixth with a home run just over the bullpens in left field, his 14th home run of the season.