Mike Trout, the best player in baseball, will miss six to eight with a strained right calf, the Los Angeles Angels announced on Tuesday. Trout, 29, exited Monday’s game against Cleveland at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., in the first inning after grimacing while running the bases. He then limped down the dugout steps.
Already a three-time winner of the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Trout was, by some measures, hitting at career-best rates. Through 36 games, the outfielder was hitting .333 and was leading the majors with a .466 on-base percentage and a 1.090 on-base plus slugging percentage.