After missing a month and a half with torn ligaments in his thumb, Mike Trout returned to action as the Los Angeles Angels lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in 10 innings Friday night in Anaheim.
Trout didn’t show much rust after his 39-game absence. According to Statcast, his first ball in play was a fly ball to center field that exited his bat at 101 miles per hour.
At the time of his injury, Trout had hit 37 balls in play that Statcast tracked with an exit velocity of at least 100 miles per hour.