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Mike Trout Says MLB's Plan to Start Season is 'Pretty Crazy'

The Angels' Mike Trout is not yet sold on MLB's reported plan to quarantine players in one location to return to play.

According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, one avenue the league has discussed is having all 30 teams play the rest of the season in empty ballparks in Phoenix, Ariz. Teams would be quarantined, tested frequently and would only travel between the hotel and stadium to limit the risks of contracting COVID-19.

"There’s a lot of red flags," Trout said in an interview with NBC Sports. "We want to get back as soon as we can, but obviously it’s got to be realistic.