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Angels duo stokes comparisons to Mantle and Maris

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols looks to the guy on his right and sees his past.

Angels center fielder Mike Trout looks to the guy on his left and sees his future.

Trout, perhaps the greatest player in the game today, is producing numbers we haven’t seen since, well, Pujols.

Pujols, proving this year he’s still among the elite, looks at Trout’s accomplishments, and, yes, been there, done that.

Pujols, who dominated the National League for 11 years, and Trout, who has resigned supreme in the American League since his entrance in 2011, are trying to go where few teammates have ever gone before in baseball history.