Today’s Mike Trout home run was late in the season in 2018, but was only a small part of this particular game.
September 20, 2018 was a Thursday afternoon rubber game between the Angels and Athletics in Oakland, with the Halos trying to avenge a 10-0 drubbing the night before.
Trout’s home run came in the sixth inning against Edwin Jackson, who was then on his 13th of a record 14 major league teams and counting. This was a 435-foot shot into the second deck in left field, Trout’s 36th homer of the season.