Mike Trout turned 28 today, and—stop me if you’ve heard this before—he’s off to the best start in baseball history. He entered last night’s game with 71.6 bWAR, the most by a player before their 28th birthday. With a 1-for-3 performance with a walk and a home run, he knocked that up to 71.7.
Mike Trout entered tonight with 71.6 bWAR, which is the most ever for a player by their 28th birthday (prev. high: Ty Cobb, 69.0 bWAR).
h/t @MattBirch12— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) August 7, 2019Over at ESPN, Sam Miller is running a monthly series detailing all the Hall of Famers Mike Trout is passing in career WAR.